May 20 and 21, 2024 Skills

Hello to all my classes!
We have been using several archived lessons lately, and now it's time for a new one!

Part One.
Idiom of the Day
Jenny did not think much of Terrence's dreams of becoming a professional actor. "When pigs fly," Jenny would simply say whenever someone spoke about it.

What does the idiom in bold print mean?

Idiom #2 of the Day
My mother used to say that Trevor was a jack of all trades, but a master of none. 

Have you ever heard someone use the idiom in bold print? What do you think it means?

Part Two.
​Grammar Challenge
Directions: The sentences below contain many skills we have studied this year. Please select the correct answer as indicated.

1. This is the guitar player (who, whom) I told you about.
2. (Lie, Lay) the dishes on the table while dinner is in the oven.
3. (Who, Whom) is your friend talking to?
4. (Who, Whom) is ringing my doorbell at this time of night?
5. (Its, It's) time to demonstrate how much grammar you have mastered!
6. That table has lost one of (it's, its) legs.
7. The child was not feeling well, so he (lay, laid) down all afternoon.
8. (Sit, Set) the papers on everyone's tables before class begins.
9. Let's see if we can find out (whoever, whomever) made that delicious dessert.
10. The book I am reading, (which, that) has been named a New York Times Best Seller, is so suspenseful!
11. The car (which, that) he just bought is his nicest one yet.
12. My friends, who live close to our school, (is, are) coming by later to visit.
13. In the morning, I can hear the footsteps of my neighbor, (who, whom) takes a walk at 6 a.m. every day.
14. Please bring the flowers to Jenny and (I, me).
15. Tom and (I, Me) will be attending the event together.
16. Sarah is as tall as (he, him).
17. Julio's new puppy jumped up on (he, him).
18. Do you know (who, whom) took the last cookie from the tray?
19. Janelle (lay, laid) the papers carefully on the table, and the wind blew them away!
20.(You're, Your) doing a great job!!

Part Three.
Colon or Semicolon
Directions: Please circle either a colon or semicolon that works best in each sentence below.

1. The students were told to bring the following items (: ;) pencils, pens, and notebooks.
2. I have visited Boston, Massachusetts (: ;) Chicago, Illionois (: ;) and Honolulu, Hawaii.
3. My friend Sandra is meeting me at Tuscan Village (: ;) she can't wait to see all the new shops that have opened.
4. He had one plan (: ;) to pass every HiSET before the end of the school year!
5. Sylvia had the best weekend (: ;) she hopes to do the same things next weekend.
6. Here is what I think (: ;) we should give him one more chance.

Part Three.
Literary Terms
Directions: Please fill in the blanks below with the correct literary terms. Try to do so without checking notes or phones. This is the only way to see which ones we need to review more carefully! Not all literary terms we have studied have been included here.

1. A deliberate exaggeration is also known as                                                             .
2. A direct comparison that does NOT use like or as is known as a                                                .
3. When you give human qualities to an inanimate object, you have used                                                       .
4. You make an                                                                    when you make an informed guess about something that uses your own background knowledge and details from the matter at hand.
5. If you use the same sound to start several words, you are using                                                             .
6. When a character in a story does the opposite of what you would expect them to do, such as when a person who is afraid of the water suddenly becomes a lifeguard, this is known as                                               .
7. If you use words that sound like the action they are naming, such as the word swish, you are using what is known as                                                                          .
8. The main character in a story is called the                                                                         .
9. The problem this character faces is known as the                                                              .
10. The opposing force that tries to stop the main character from getting what she wants is known as the                                                                                          .
Part Four.
Writing
Directions: Use each of the following words from our last vocabulary lesson (11) in a sentence of its own, with one catch: use either a colon or a semicolon in each sentence that you create!

Example One: He alienated all his friends because of his rude behavior; this would continue until he finally learned how to interact with others.

Example Two: This sticky substance will adhere to the following items: heels of shoes, your fingertips, and anything it touches.

                                                             Word List

absurd                                                                      compile
adhere                                                                      contempt
affluent                                                                    defect
​alienate                                                                    doctrine
assess                                                                       dogmatic


Thank you, as always, for working so hard!!