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Welcome to the English 155 Blog. This course may be taken separately or as part of the English Language Proficiency Program. The goal is to increase the communication between students and instructors,to provide you with an opportunity to communicate with each other, and to practice the grammar and mechanics taught in this course. If you post general questions about the assignments or the

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St. David's Day March 1st is St. David's Day--St. David is the patron saint of Wales. There are several symbols associated with Wales--the distinctive flag with the dragon on it, leeks, and daffodils. Traditionally, daffodils are worn on this day. There is a lot of history behind the celebration and these symbols.

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NEW Double negatives prove to be a difficult topic for many people; for non-native English speakers who can use double negatives in their first language, this can prove particularly troublesome. PREVIOUS  Authentic listening & reading resources can be downloaded from from the CBC Edmonton.

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A peer editing option is available for assignments 7 and 8 (you should be working on Assignment 6 before you sign up for this option). To participate in this option, please sign up for an appropriate group--more groups will be added each month. The peer editing for each one of these assignments needs to occur within a 2-week time frame, and each group requires a minimum of 3 students. Sign up

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Correct the errors in the following sentence; there are many possible ways to rewrite this sentence correctly. As the matter of fact, she was a person who hard being convinced for instant, she certainly would likes to thinks that his opinion are the corrected then any one else view.

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Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below. In this sentence use either "I am" or "I am not". ... I wish you a happy birthday... Sentence 1. Add a phrase Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence. exacerbate       (verb)     +      miscreant      (noun)

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences into just one sentence. Sentence 1. Many people celebrated Pancake Day by cooking pancakes at home .Sentence 2. Other people went to restaurants some of which offered “all you can eat” pancakes that

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Please sign up here--click on "comment". Note that by signing up here, you are committing yourself to participating in the peer editing for assignment #7 March 1st to 15th. For this exercise to occur, at least 3 students should have signed up for it by Feb. 26th. If that has not happened, you have the option of signing in to a later group, or you can complete the assignment on your own and

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Please sign up here--click on "comment". Note that by signing up here, you are committing yourself to participating in the peer editing for assignment #7 March 16th to 31st. For this exercise to occur, at least 3 students should have signed up for it by Mar. 13 th. If that has not happened, you have the option of signing in to a later group, or you can complete the assignment on your own

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Please sign up here--click on "comment". Note that by signing up here, you are committing yourself to participating in the peer editing for assignment #8 from March 16th to 31st. For this exercise to occur, at least 3 students should have signed up for it by Mar. 13th. If that has not happened, you have the option of signing in to a later group, or you can complete the assignment on

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Please sign up here--click on "comment". Note that by signing up here, you are committing yourself to participating in the peer editing for assignment #8 from March 1st to 15th. For this exercise to occur, at least 3 students should have signed up for it by Feb. 26th. If that has not happened, you have the option of signing in to a later group, or you can complete the assignment on your

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I am always eating my dinner late while I get home at 8:00 pm but the food is warmed quick in a  microwave we brought at a neighbours garage sale. 1. Verb tense: For repeated actions use the simple present tense--change “am eating” to “eat”.2. Word confusion: With a specific time reference, use ‘when” not “while”.3. Word form: The adverb is “quickly”--“quick” is an adjective.4. Word confusion:

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Correct the errors in the following sentence: Coming down the hill, we seen the truck driving to fast and couldn't of stopped before hitting a car on the intersection: there were debris laying all over the road. Remember that there is more than one possible correct answer.

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 Previous Puzzle: combine these words to make a new word with the combined meaning. 1.  blankout + beep = bleep 2.  pain + sting = pang 3.  haggle + tussle= hassle 4.  dumb + confound = dumbfound 5.  bold + rash= brash 6.  chuckle + snort= chortle 7.  internal + communication= intercom (or intercommunication) 8.  blow + spurt = blurt New Puzzle:  Before anf After! Insert one word in each pair

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Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below. In this sentence use either "I am" or "I am not". ... I am/am not looking forward to Valentine’s Day... Sentence 1. Add a phraseSentence 2. Add a dependent clause Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.insidious       (adjective)      +      engender      (verb)

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Use the verb with the base form of love in two different sentences. Sentence 1 should be in the active voice; sentence 2 should reword the sentence to the passive voice.

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.Sentence 1: The Family Day holiday makes a wonderful break for those people who get to enjoy it.Sentence 2: Unfortunately, it isn’t celebrated everywhere.Sentence 3: Most working people really appreciate

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WelcomeIn February, we welcome the following new students to the course. We hope you will enjoy your studies and participate in the blog.Vickie, Andrew, Ruth, Robert, Lisa, Alycia, Karl, Sharon, Tamara, Laura, Terry, Saravjit, Madeleine, Dominique, Sylvia, Brent, Nicholas, Andrea, Olusola, Ama, Cynthia, Frances, Luke, Robyne, and Wai Mei. Previous Grammar Question:The silver, new, shiny car

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Correct the errors in the following sentence: I am always eating my dinner late while I get home at 8:00 pm but the food is warmed quick in a microwave we brought at a neighbours garage sale. Remember that there is more than one possible correct answer. Check the answers in the Course Announcement section of the next blog.

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Previous Puzzle*Beheaded words:1. Marrying female /Travel on = bride/ride2. Marrying male / Indoor area = groom/room3. Inspired / Married = awed/wed4. Couple / Atmosphere = pair/air5. Fetch / Band = bring/ring6. Blossoms / Turns down = flowers/lowers7. Gifts / Begrudges = presents/resents8. Uncontrolled slide / Child = skid/kidNew puzzle: What are the blended words that have come from the

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Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below: ... The fluffy snowflakes fell slowly from the sky… Sentence 1. Add a phraseSentence 2. Add a dependent clause Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.disproportionate      (adjective)     +       antipathy      (noun)

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences into just one sentence.Sentence 1: The snowfall lay heavily on the ground.Sentence 2: People were shovelling driveways and sidewalks and piling up snow into snow mountains.Sentence 3: There was little

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Correct the errors in the following sentence; there are many possible solutions. The silver, new, shiny car was drove by Tim and I when we  had gone to Western Canada seeing the Rocky mountains and some of tourist traps along the Highway; but we seen little wild animals and not a single bear: however the wild flowers had been blossoming.

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Previous Puzzle: Congratulations to Helen for solving it:-) 1. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...BALLOO N 2. Body modification.TATTOO 3. A Group of people. COMMITTEE 4. Acuteness or acumen. KEENESSNew puzzle: When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first. Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic Answer: The

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Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below: … this is the first month of 2012… Sentence 1. Add a phraseSentence 2. Add a dependent clause Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence that shows you understand the meaning of these words. squeamish      (adverb)      +      extrovert      (adjective)

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.Sentence 1: The shopping malls are now getting ready for Valentine’s Day.Sentence 2: The Christmas decorations are finally being taken down. Sentence 3: No sooner is one festival and its promotions over

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Welcome In January we welcome a lot of new students to Engl 155: Vickie, Amanda, Ruth, Phillip, Paola, Francesca, Shannon C., Rhys, Alycia, Patrick, Michael, Alexander, Sarah, Eldean, Becky, Sangita, Saravjit, Ivy, Kayla, Madeleine, Dominique, Shannon L., Bryan, Heather, Vaune, Grishma, Cheryl, Rachel, Jami, Constance, Laura, Luke, Roxanne, Kirsten, Andrew, Ashley, Jerrie, Olga, Dawn, Guangbin,

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Correct the errors in the following sentence (there are many different ways to correct the many errors in the sentence): My friend asked whats the worst decision that you and me could of made when we seen the accident decending the hill into town.Check the answers in the Course Announcement section of the next blog.

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New puzzle: What are the words below: Each answer contains two or more sets of double letters:1. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...B _ _ _ _ _ N 2. Body modification.T _ _ _ _ O 3. A Group of people. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E 4. Acuteness or acumen. K _ _ _ _ _ _ S The first correct answer earns the bonus point!

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Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence (write 3 sentences in total); you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below: ...2012 has now arrived... Sentence 1. Add a phraseSentence 2. Add a dependent clause Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence. predilection (noun) + ingenuous (adjective)

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.Sentence 1: We are at the beginning of a new year.Sentence 2: The weather is wintery, but we hope the season is almost half over.Sentence 3: Some of us are thinking ahead to what the new year will bring and

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INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper .

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Previous Grammar Question:Standing over myself and saying; are you finished yet the exams nearly over I had felt intimated but I was using all the time aloud so that I could do good. 1. Pronoun usage: “myself” is a reflexive pronoun for the subject pronoun; here the object pronoun “me” is required.2. Missing subject: Who is doing the standing and saying? You need to supply a subject such as “the

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Correct the errors in the following sentence; there are many possible answers. The artful work was stunned, not only were the colours bright but each of the many  donating paintings were creative, individualistic and shown originality. Check the answers in the Course Announcement section of the next blog.

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Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below: ...most of Canada looks wintery in December... Sentence 1. Add a phraseSentence 2. Add a dependent clause Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence. rescind      (verb)      +      lachrymose      (adjective)

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Use the verb with the base form of remember in two different sentences. Sentence 1 should be in the active voice; sentence 2 should reword the sentence to the passive voice.

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.Sentence 1: Most people in the United States enjoyed the Thanksgiving weekend.Sentence 2: After all of the eating that took place on the Thursday, they went on shopping sprees on the Friday.Sentence 3:

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WelcomeWe welcome the following new students in December:Karambir, Lauren, Glynn, Matthew, Stephen, Ann Marie, Darla, Nathan, Neena, Julie, Curtis, Blair, Mana, Natalie, Hildebrande, Catherine, Brenna, Tom, Paola, patrick, Michael, Alexander, Eldean, Dominque, Madeleine, and Heather. We wish you success in the course, and we hope you will participate in the blog. Previous Grammar QuestionI wasn’t

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Correct the errors in the following sentence; there are many possible ways to do this: Standing over myself and saying; are you finished yet the exams nearly over I had felt intimated but I was using all the time aloud so that I could do good. Check the answers in the Course Announcement section of the next blog.

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Previous Puzzle--Congratulations to Sharon for being the first to completely solve it. The occupations arePostman Forester Minister Policeman Prosecutor New PuzzleCan you determine the professions/jobs described below? They’re harder this week. Each clue is an anagram of the answer; note that each answer contains an article (“a” or “the”). 1. Dints teeth  2. He tots income 3. Sit, chat, pay,

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Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below: … Santa arrived at the mall… Sentence 1. Add a phraseSentence 2. Add a dependent clause Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence. ambiguity      (noun)      +      assiduous      (adjective)

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences. Sentence 1: US Thanksgiving is on Nov. 24th.Sentence 2: It is only one month before Christmas. Sentence 3: Depending on whether or not you like turkey, this might be a little too much of a good thing.

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 Previous Grammar Question Because you were giving Tony and I such bad instruction getting to you’re house; we could of gone the wrong way and ended up completely lost and being to late for the party.1. Verb tense: The instructions were given at a point in time; for that reason, use the simple past tense and not the part progressive.2. Pronoun usage: In the first clause, “you” is the subject of

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Correct the errors in the following sentence--it's based on something I heard our Prime Minister actually say on the radio: I wasn’t understanding what he means when in a speech he has given Mr Harper was saying the funding will help them suffering from mental illness and their family’s. Check the answers in the Course Announcement section of the next blog.

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Previous Puzzle*1. heel/heal/he’ll2. bald/balled/bawled3. sense/scents/cents4. seas/sieze/seesNew Puzzle*Can you determine the professions/jobs described below? Each clue is an anagram of the answer. One Word Answers1. Stamp on2. For trees3. Remit sin4. Menial cop5. Court poser*Note, the first person with the correct answer gets the bonus point.

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below: ...My family happily gave Halloween candy to over sixty children ... 1. Use a phrase2. Use a dependent clause 3. Use an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence. Complement      (verb)      +      substantive      (adjective)

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences. Sentence 1: We have all survived Halloween for another year.Sentence 2: Most people probably enjoyed dressing up and eating too much candy.Sentence 3: Some people will have decided to miss the whole event

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Please sign up here--click on "comment". Note that by signing up here, you are committing yourself to participating in the peer editing for assignment #7 between Nov. 16th and 30th. For this exercise to occur, at least 3 students should have signed up for it by Nov. 13th. If that has not happened, you have the option of signing in to a later group, or you can complete the assignment on

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Please sign up here--click on "comment". Note that by signing up here, you are committing yourself to participating in the peer editing for assignment #8 between Nov. 16th and 30th. For this exercise to occur, at least 3 students should have signed up for it by Nov. 13th. If that has not happened, you have the option of signing in to a later group, or you can complete the assignment on your

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New Students:We welcome the following new students in October: Traci, Melissa, Nicole, Christopher, Marie, Hana, Dallas, Amanda, Matthew, Marcey, Marijana, Caitlyn, Dimitrie, Jeffrey, Aryan, Xiao, Michelle, Alison, Lise, Robert, Lorie, Audrey, Sheila, Brad, Megan, Sahar, Charles, Farhia, Alejandro, and Rie.We hope you will enjoy your studies and participate in the blog. Previous Grammar

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Correct the errors in the following sentence: Because you were giving Tony and I such bad instruction getting to you’re house; we could of gone the wrong way and ended up completely lost and being to late for the party. Check the answers in the Course Announcement section of the next blog.

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Previous Puzzle*1. rose/sore2. stop/post3. tier/tire4. spat/past New Puzzle*The blanks in the following sentences will be filled in with three different homonyms (words that are spelled differently but sound alike) to make valid sentences. The dashes indicate the number of letters in the words. Can you fill in the blanks? 1. The cut on his _ _ _ _ won't _ _ _ _ in time for the race, so _ _ '_ _

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Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after the clause below: ...Halloween is a favourite time of year for children... Sentence1. Add a phraseSentence 2. Add a dependent clause Sentence 3. Add an independent clause

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence. posthumously      (adverb)      +      colloquial      (adjective)

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Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences. Sentence 1: I have mixed feelings about the vacation I took last month when I went to the Rockies.Sentence 2: The weather was not very good, so I was not able to do most of the hikes I had been looking

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Previous Grammar QuestionNot only you and you’re brother’s, but also your sister’s needs altaring there plans and  being home early: too clean a house preparing for our dinner’s  party and you will have to make the appetizers instead of laying on the couch for watching TV .1. Word confusion: (a)“you’re means “you are”; here it should be “your” the possessive pronoun. (b) “altar” is noun; don’t

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Correct the errors in the following sentence:On those long Summer evenings this year my family and me enjoy the simple meal of barbecue stake with caesar salad and potato, grilling stakes are marinated briefly for flavour and during eating the meal we had been busy swatting the mosquitoes although we took precautions against those.There are many possible correct answers. Solutions will be posted

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Previous Puzzle:  Congratulations to Tanya for being first to solve last week's puzzleI am a 6 letter word.Letters 6-5-2 spell out a drink.Letters 4-5-2-3 spell out a fruit.Letters 1-2-6 spell out a pet.Letters 3-2-6 spell out a pest, which often gets eaten by 1-2-6.What am I? CARPETNew Puzzle*The following sentences can be completed by adding two words that are anagrams of one another. Each word

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Instructions: Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence*; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) to the clause below: …when the fall equinox occurs winter cannot be too far behind in Canada … Sentence 1.Add a phrase  Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause           Sentence 3. Use an independent clause * Please write three separate sentences.

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence. amorality      (noun)      +      psychopathic      (adjective)

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There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences into just ONE sentence.Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. Sentence 1: Today may be the middle of October, but it looks and feels more like September.Sentence 2: The previous week was wonderfully warm and sunny.Sentence 3:  The forecast is

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WELCOME In October, we welcome the following new students to the course: Christian, Wendy, Elizabeth L., Wayne, Peter, Jennifer R., Catherine R., Catherine S., helen, Paul, Nina, Mary Elizabeth, Lindsay, Jennifer M., Gillian, Darren, Cody, Jaclyn, Megan, Cary, Maria, Aaron Chris, Richard, Elizabeth H., Umer, Stephany, Matthew, Cassidy, Cara, Sharon, Malcolm, and Neil.We hope you will enjoy your

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Previous puzzle: Jumping up and down over good news. Congratulations to Tanya for solving it. New Puzzle1-2-3-4-5-6 I am a 6 letter word.Letters 6-5-2 spell out a drink.Letters 4-5-2-3 spell out a fruit.Letters 1-2-6 spell out a pet.Letters 3-2-6 spell out a pest, which often gets eaten by 1-2-6.What am I?Note, the first person with the correct answer gets the bonus point.

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Instructions: Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time

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Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence*; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) to the clause below:... many people enjoy a traditional roast turkey dinner at Thanksgiving...Sentence 1. Add a phrase  Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause         Sentence 3. Add an independent clause* Please write three separate sentences.

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Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.inordinate      (adjective)      +      speculate      (verb)

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There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing.  Sentence 1: Sarah said that it was too bad that summer was almost over as it was her favourite season.Sentence 2: Yasmin said, "I agree with you; I like seeing the flowers in summer."Sentence 3: Sarah

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