October 8 and 9, 2024 Skills!

Hi Students!
Here is a quick review of some of the skills we covered in class last week! 

Part One
Idioms
Directions: Please decide if each idiom in the sentences below has been used properly! Select Yes or No regarding whether you believe the sentence makes sense or not!
1. Gina was such a happy person; everyone who met her knew she had a chip on her shoulder!
Yes          No
2. Tommy would help his cousin Jim at the drop of a hat; in fact, it took Tommy days before he finally called Jim back to see what was wrong.
Yes          No
3. We are all in the same boat; we have goals and have made plans to achieve something we truly want!
Yes          No
4. This exercise is a piece of cake; it is one of the most difficult things I have ever tried!
Yes          No

Now, take a moment to rewrite any of the sentences above in which the idiom has been used incorrectly. Use the space below.




Part Two.
Grammar
Appositives
Directions: Please select the appositive in each of the sentences below. 
1. John, a boy I went to school with, was at the class reunion.
2. Have you met my friend Angie?
3. Did you know that my sister, Joan, will be coming by for lunch today?
4. Have you read that book, The Housemaid, yet?
5. I tried to call my friend Cyndi to see if she wanted to have lunch at that new restaurant, The Cove.

Bonus: Write a sentence of your own that contains an appositive.

Note: If an appositive is essential to a sentence, it may not have commas surrounding it. If an appositive is not necessary (or nonessential), it will have commas! We will have a short lesson on this in class today!

Part Three.
Inference or Paraphrase?
Can you Tell the Difference?
Directions: Please decide if the sentences below are simply a paraphrase or seem to be a more opinionated inference!
1. My friend called and told me to meet her at school before 8AM.
Paraphrase          Inference
2. I told my daughter that there was a sale at Barnes and Noble this weekend.
Paraphrase          Inference
3. When Tomas saw his friend Stan at the park, he wondered if he had done something to offend him because Stan seemed angry.
Paraphrase          Inference
4. The flowers cost $35.00, and the young man paid with cash.
Paraphrase          Inference
5. It looks as though it's going to rain today!
Paraphrase          Inference
6. I don't think I'm going to like this movie; I just saw the coming attractions, and it seems scary!
Paraphrase          Inference
7. That guy's face is so red; I'll bet he was at the beach and stayed in the sun too long.
Paraphrase          Inference
8. The class seems to be working hard on this section of the paper; I bet they will all do well on it!
Paraphrase          Inference

Bonus Section: Do you remember what an antecedent is? If so, please find it in the sentence below:

The teacher brought some notebooks to class, and she passed them out to her students.

Part Four.
Writing.
Directions: Please continue the story below!

Samantha enjoyed writing stories in her spare time. In fact, she wrote so often she sometimes fell asleep with the pen still in her hand! But one night, something very unusual happened!