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SURVIVAL Guides!

> It ends with a period. || Rice is a popular food. || > || INTERROGATIVE || Asks a question. > It ends in a question mark. || Are there many rice farmers in America? || > || IMPERATIVE || Gives a command or makes a request. > Ends with a period. || Begin harvesting the wheat tomorrow. || > || EXCLAMATORY || Expresses strong feeling. > Ends with an exclamation mark. || How beautiful the waving wheat looks! ||
 * **__//EXAMPLES OF TYPES SENTENCES://__**
 * || DECLARATIVE || Makes a statement.

__ The Abstract Noun __

Recognize an abstract noun when you see one.

__Nouns__ name people, places, and things. One class of nouns is //abstract//. Your five senses cannot detect this group of nouns. You cannot //see// them, //hear// them, //smell// them, //taste// them, or //feel// them.
 * [[image:http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/zx0MrZKaZzz9mh-a-0f16w7974/GW100H111 width="100" height="111" caption="Nothing to see!"]] || [[image:http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/ZsGvj9g5L7Lf6iozUcU2jw10479/GW100H149 width="100" height="149" caption="Nothing to hear!"]] || [[image:http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/I1kT00-eoFABNr_0AYv2lg10087/GW100H144 width="100" height="144" caption="Nothing to smell!"]] || [[image:http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/AO-i09rrH-MJvvWf6Dkqiw9013/GW100H146 width="100" height="146" caption="Nothing to taste!"]] || [[image:http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/3BhUsz0bD1oFWMxY5vAmNQ14713/GW100H209 width="100" height="209" caption="Nothing to smell!"]] ||
 * Cannot see || Cannot hear || Cannot smell || Cannot taste || Cannot touch ||

Check out the following example:

When Joseph dived into the violent waves to rescue a drowning puppy, his bravery amazed the crowd of fishermen standing on the dock. Bravery, one of the nouns in this sentence, is an example of an abstract noun. You can //see// Joseph, the water, and the crowd. But you cannot see bravery itself. Bravery has no color, size, shape, sound, odor, flavor, or texture; it has no quality that you can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. Any noun that escapes your five senses is an abstract noun. Don't confuse an abstract noun with a concrete noun. Many nouns are //concrete//, not abstract. __Concrete nouns__ register on your five senses. Here is an example:

Joseph cuddled the wet puppy under his warm jacket. Puppy is an example of a concrete noun. You can see a puppy, stroke its fur, smell its breath, and listen to it whine. You can even taste the puppy if you don't mind pulling dog hair off your tongue! Because a puppy will register on all five senses, puppy is a concrete noun. Look over this chart contrasting abstract and concrete nouns: dedication curiosity trust relaxation || the President teacher cat airplane bubble bath When you have finished, try the Concrete-Abstract Nouns Quiz.
 * Abstract Nouns || Concrete Nouns ||
 * deceit

|| === === || ===  === || ===  === ||
 * === Proper - George Washington ===

Common - man
|| === Proper - White House ===

Common - building
|| === Proper - United States Constitution ===

Common - document
|| When finished, try the Common-Proper Nouns Quiz || **__ //FOR Gerunds and Infinitives CLICK BELOW// http://www.lvarv.org/el-civics/EE%20III%20PDF/Gerunds%20and%20Infinitives.pdf __** I shall haunt you till your dying day.
 * **__// EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE SENTENCES: //__**

Fred finally proposed to her near the waterfall.


 * ** //__ EXAMPLES OF COMPOUND SENTENCES: __// **

He fiddled with his cufflinks, **and** he chewed on his tie.

Fanny Dooley likes sunbathing, **but** she loves mooning.

She had lost her castanets, **so** she used her uncle's dentures.

The cat had broken their Ming vase, **yet** he did not seem to care.

//__ **COORDINATING CONJUCTIONS:** __//
 * FOR**
 * AND**
 * NOR**
 * BUT**
 * OR**
 * YET**
 * SO**

**__//As soon as//__ they were married**, she began to miss her bulldog. (DC,IC)
 * **//__ EXAMPLES OF COMPLEX SENTENCES __//**

The salesman swore to follow Egbert **//__wherever__// he might go**. (IC DC)

**//__A list of some SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:__//** although as as soon as because before by the time even if even though every time if in case in the event that just in case now that** || **once only if since since the first time though unless until when whenever whereas whether or not while while** ||
 * **after
 * **//__ EXAMPLES OF APPOSITIVES __//**

Mexico City**//, the biggest city in the world,//** has many interesting archaeological sites.

Mexico City = the biggest city in the world

Denver**, the capitol of Colorado,** is the home of the Denver Broncos**, the best football team in the US**.

Denver = the capitol of Colorado Denver Broncos = the best football team in the US.


 * **//__ EXAMPLES OF METAPHOR __//**

//1.// Love is a flower.

// Is love actually a flower? No. This statement is a metaphor, so it passes the test. What things are being compared? LOVE to a FlOWER. (don't use like or as) //

2. The Internet is the information superhighway.

//I////s it really a highway? No. This statement is a metaphor, so it also passes the test. What things are being compared? INTERNET to INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.//

//**  Dashing to her next class, Desiree realized she misplaced her math book.
 * **__// EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH VERBS ENDING //__****__// I-N-G: //__**

BEGIN YOUR DEPENDENT CLAUSE WITH A VERB ENDING WITH I-N-G. AFTER YOU CREATE THE DEPENDENT CLAUSE, ADD A COMMA. AFTER THE COMMA, YOU NEED AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE **//

// **Jumping over the fence, the robber dashed towards the get-a-way car.** //


 * // After the DC (DEPENDENT CLAUSE), Add an IC (INDEPENDENT CLAUSE) (Subject + Verb+ Predicate) //**


 * // These conjunctions join independent clauses together. __The following are frequently used conjunctive adverbs__:  //**


 * after all || || in addition || || next ||


 * also || || incidentally || || nonetheless ||


 * as a result || || indeed || || on the contrary ||


 * besides || || in fact || || on the other hand ||


 * consequently || || in other words || || otherwise ||


 * finally || || instead || || still ||


 * for example || || likewise || || then ||


 * furthermore || || meanwhile || || therefore ||


 * hence || || moreover || || thus ||

**EXAMPLE:**
 * We didn't follow the correct procedures; as a result, the experiment was a disaster.**




 * **//__ EXAMPLES OF COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES: __//**

** I danced the night away. I had to leave the fiesta early to make it home by curfew. I didn't want Samuel's party to end. (as, but) **


 * As - Subordinating conjunction **
 * But - Coordinating Conjunction **


 * As I danced the night away, I didn't want Samuel's party to end, but I had to leave the fiesta early to make it home by curfew. **

INSTEAD USE THESE HOT WORDS :
 * COLD Words **
 * ** said ** || ** good ** || ** big ** || ** small ** || ** went ** || ** look ** ||
 * ** laugh ** || ** slow ** || ** happy ** || ** sad ** || ** nice ** || ** eat ** ||

Said - whispered, cried, screamed, hollered, shrieked, bellowed, believed, weeped, howled, wailed, blubbered, shouted, exclaimed, called, yelped, screeched Good - nice, pleasant, well-behaved, excellent, gracious, phenomenal, extraordinary, unique, fantastic, awesome, super, fabulous, wonderful, amazing, exceptional Big - large, huge, enormous, gigantic, gargantuan, giant, immense, great whopping, extensive, massive Small - tiny, miniature, teeny, little, microscopic, petite, undersized, minute Laugh - chortle, chuckle, grin, guffaw, crow, titter, cackle, hoot, giggle, snicker Slow - swagger, saunter, shuffle, meander, amble, stroll, sluggish Happy - tickled, elated, thrilled, lighthearted, delighted, ecstatic, blissful, jovial, overjoyed, jubilant Sad - pitiable, downhearted, woebegone, forlorn, dispirited, miserable, wretched, dejected, disheartened, depressed Went - traveled, meandered, scurried, trotted, hurried, scuttled, rushed, darted, dashed, bustled, crept, crawled, edged, strolled, roamed, wandered, ambled, scampered Nice - pleasant, good, kind, polite, satisfying, enjoyable, pleasing, pleasurable, lovely, amusing, cheery Look - peer, gaze, peek, stare, glance, peep, glimpse Eat - nibble, crunch, gobble, wolf, munch, chomp, devour, gorge, swallow, gnaw, chew, bite, snack

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**RULES FOR SENTENCE FLUENCY**
 * Do my sentences begin in different ways?
 * Are some sentences long and some short?
 * Is it easy to read my work out loud with expression?
 * Have I used transitions to help my sentences fit together?

**__ GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES __** Gerunds and infintives can both function as the **subject** of a sentence: It is not impossible for an infinitive to appear at the beginning of a sentence as the subject (as in Ib), but it is more common for an infinitive to appear as a ** Subject Complement: **
 * 1) **Playing basketball** takes up too much of her time. = GERUND
 * 2) **To play basketball for UConn** is her favorite fantasy. = INFINITIVE
 * 1) Her favorite fantasy is **to play basketball for UConn.** = INFINITIVE The gerund can also play this role:
 * 2) Her favorite fantasy is **playing basketball for UConn. = GERUND**

To the students:

It is important that you use this survival guide when you feel you are confused about what to do on your assignments and homework. Most of the assignments are given by me in the computer lab or I will allow you time to work on the computers. So you should save this page and site link on your e-mail account or write it down in your planner. If you need additional help from me please ask me in class.

To the Parents:

I give all of my students access to the internet for research and learning activities each week. I anticipate that students will be using the Resource Circle as the TAKS test draws closer this school year. It will be here for you to utilize as well. The strategy and survival guides for math, science, and reading will be posted later this month. Please feel free to respond anytime. Thank you!