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Grammar Rule:
Use the correct form of:
It’s=it is Its=possessive
Example of Grammar Rule
It’s about time that 2nd semester
started.
The school had its prom at the
Benton Convention Center.
Sentence Correction:
Its never a good idea to have
an acerbic tone when you are
in trouble, the school will stick
to the punishment set by its
rules.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
word:
sour or bitter;
intended to cause
hurt feelings
Acerbic
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
biting
sharp
smart-aleck
Grammar Rule:
Use the correct form of:
You’re=You are Your=possessive
Example of Grammar Rule
You’re going to the game tonight for
free!
Your friends are throwing you a
surprise party!
Sentence Correction:
Your going to have to make a
decision; do not be ambivalent
with your thoughts.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
word:
Uncertainty or
indecisiveness as to
which course to
follow
Ambivalent
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
doubtful
questioning
hesitant
Grammar Rule:
Use the correct form of:
They’re=they are Their=possessive
There=a place
Example of Grammar Rule
They’re excited about summer coming.
Their friends are all coming to the party.
I would like to take a nap over there.
Sentence Correction:
Their apathetic when there
deciding on their classes for
next year.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Lacking interest or
concern; indifferent
Sentence using
word:
Apathetic
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Disinterested
Unconcerned
Nonchalant
Grammar Rule:
Use the correct form of:
to=preposition, towards something
too=also
Example of Grammar Rule
Let’s go to fifth period!
He wanted to go to the party, too.
Sentence Correction:
She was bemused too learn
that not only was she in
trouble, but her best friend
was, to.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
word:
Suffering from
mental confusion
Bemused
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Confused
Bewildered
Shell-shocked
Grammar Rule:
Accept=to receive
Except=to take or leave out
Example of Grammar Rule
(DO NOT COPY—INFO. ONLY)
He accepts defeat well.
Take all of the books except the red
one.
Sentence Correction:
All of the benevolent
millionaires were excepted
into the club, accept for the
one recently arrested.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Suggestive of doing
good; concerned
with charity
Sentence using
word:
Benevolent
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Charitable
Kindly
Good-hearted
Grammar Rule:
Affect=to influence
Effect=the result; to accomplish
Example of Grammar Rule
(DO NOT COPY—INFO. ONLY)
Lack of sleep affects the quality of
your work.
The effect of the lighting made the
room look ominous.
Sentence Correction:
The teacher’s blithe attitude
effected the class; the effect
was that everyone became
happy and relaxed.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Carefree and lighthearted
Sentence using
word:
Blithe
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Cheerful
Lighthearted
Unconcerned
Grammar Rule:
Principal=a person in authority; most
important
Principle=a general or fundamental truth
Example of Grammar Rule
(DO NOT COPY—INFO. ONLY)
The principal does the
announcements each morning.
The study was based on the
principle of gravity.
Sentence Correction:
The parents were conciliatory
about the cheating incident
when the principle brought up
the principle of honesty.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
To try to regain
friendship by
pleasant behavior
Sentence using
word:
Conciliatory
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Pacify
Flexible
Yielding
Grammar Rule:
Lie=to lay down (people or animals)
Lay=to lay an object down
Example of Grammar Rule
(DO NOT COPY—INFO. ONLY)
I am going to lie down.
Lay down that shotgun!
Sentence Correction:
The soldier refuses to lie down
his weapons when he lies
down for a nap; the derisive
comments of the enemy keeps
him on his guard.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Mocking, jeering
Sentence using
word:
Derisive
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Disrespectful
Taunting
Grammar Rule:
A pronoun should agree in number
and gender with its antecedent.
Example of Grammar Rule
•Gloria Estefan records her songs
in Spanish and in English.
•My cousins brought their
backgammon game.
Sentence Correction:
General Zaroff’s diabolic plot
to hunt Rainsford ended in
their own demise.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
Having the qualities word:
of a devil; devilish;
fiendish;
outrageously wicked
Diabolic
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Devilish
Unpleasant
Shocking
Grammar Rule:
Use a singular personal pronoun
with two or more singular
antecedents joined by or or nor.
Example of Grammar Rule
•Neither Marco nor Juan agreed to give his
opinion on the subject.
•Paul or Dennis arranged to have his car
repaired by the mechanic.
Sentence Correction:
Jessica or Sarah will deliver
the food to the homeless
shelter; then they will return to
school in an ebullient mood.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Overflowing with
enthusiasm or
excitement; highspirited
Sentence using
word:
Ebullient
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Exuberant
Vivacious
Effervescent
Grammar Rule:
Use a plural pronoun to refer to two
or more antecedents joined by and.
Example of Grammar Rule
•The waiters and the manager at the
restaurant will do their best to assist you.
•Marley and Simone are practicing their
duet because they perform tonight.
Sentence Correction:
Dennis and his father were
effusive on graduation day,
he could barely contain his
excitement.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Extravagantly
demonstrative of
emotion; gushing
Sentence using
word:
Effusive
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Enthusiastic
Unrestrained
Overflowing
Grammar Rule:
Use a singular personal pronoun when the
antecedent is a singular indefinite pronoun.
Example of Grammar Rule
Some singular indefinite pronouns: anybody, anyone, either,
everybody, each, everything, neither, nobody, one,
somebody, and someone.
•Each of the girls has her own room.
•Neither of those books has much useful
information in it.
Sentence Correction:
The moment was euphoric
and everyone expressed their
joy by jumping up and down.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
A feeling of
happiness,
confidence, or wellbeing
Sentence using
word:
Euphoric
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Jubilation
Elation
Exhilaration
Grammar Rule:
Use a plural personal pronoun when the antecedent is a
plural indefinite pronoun (both, few, many, others,
several).
Example of Grammar Rule
•Both of the trained gymnasts
moved their bodies with ease and
grace.
Sentence Correction:
Several of my teachers are
facetious; he likes to make fun
of students who is not paying
attention.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Not meant to be
taken seriously or
literally
Sentence using
word:
Facetious
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Sarcastic
Ridiculous
Grammar Rule:
Some indefinite pronouns can be singular or
plural, depending on their meaning in a sentence
(all, any, more, most, none, some).
Example of Grammar Rule
•Some of the students lost their homework
assignments.
•Some of the pizza has pepperoni on it.
Sentence Correction:
Most Elizabethans was
fatalistic and believed that his
or her destiny was
predetermined.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
word:
Accepting of all
things and events as
inevitable;
submission to fate
Fatalistic
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Hopeless
Morbid
Grammar Rule:
Pronouns and antecedents must
agree.
Example of Grammar Rule
•Either Patrick or Ted will bring his
CD player to the party.
•Where will Sam and Nicholas take
their parents tonight?
Sentence Correction:
Romeo and Juliet had a
fervent desire to be married
however he should have
known this was a bad idea.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
Having or showing great word:
warmth or intensity of
spirit, feeling, or
enthusiasm
Fervent
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Passionate
Emotional
Heartfelt
Grammar Rule:
Indefinite pronouns and their
antecedents must agree.
Example of Grammar Rule
•Each of the girls thinks she can
help.
•Someone forgot his or her jacket.
Sentence Correction:
Some of the students in my
classes has flippant
attitudes; I hope he or she
will mature soon.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
word:
Frivolously
disrespectful,
shallow, or lacking in
seriousness
Flippant
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Disrespectful
Superficial
Grammar Rule:
A singular subject must have a
singular verb.
Example of Grammar Rule
Hungary is a small European
country.
Juliet seems naïve about love.
Sentence Correction:
Before the Capulet party
Romeo dream a foreboding
dream that something negative
will happen.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Marked by a sense
of impending doom
or evil
Sentence using
word:
Foreboding
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
ominous
threatening
looming
Grammar Rule:
A plural subject must have a plural
verb.
Example of Grammar Rule
Americans vote in free elections.
Shakespearean sonnets have fourteen lines.
Sentence Correction:
The greeks was not forthright
about there intent for the
Trojan Horse.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Direct;
straightforward
Sentence using
word:
Forthright
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
honest
candid
frank
Grammar Rule:
A phrase or clause that interrupts a subject
and its verb does not affect subject-verb
agreement.
Example of Grammar Rule
The legislature, which has 386 members, is
called the National Assembly.
Ninth graders in my class love to read Romeo
and Juliet.
Sentence Correction:
The team that had beaten us
before were haughty about
the win therefore they lost
this game.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Condescendingly
proud; scornful
Sentence using
word:
Haughty
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
arrogant
superior
Grammar Rule:
A compound subject joined by and is
generally plural and must have a plural verb.
Example of Grammar Rule
The coach and the players are going to meet
after school.
The teacher and her students discuss a new
poem each week.
Sentence Correction:
President Obama and
Americans needs to be
introspective about
education funding.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Contemplative or
looking inward to
one’s own thoughts
and feelings
Sentence using
word:
Introspective
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
reflective
thoughtful
Grammar Rule:
If the parts of the compound subject are the same thing or
are thought of as one item, then a singular verb is needed. A
singular verb is also needed if the word every or each comes
before a compound subject.
Example of Grammar Rule
Give and take is a rule of negotiations.
Each issue and proposal is discussed
Sentence Correction:
Each thanksgiving and Christmas are
full of jovial family and friends so have
fun!
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Marked by
conviviality and
good cheer
Sentence using
word:
Jovial
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
jolly
cheerful
merry
Grammar Rule:
Two or more singular subjects joined by
or or nor must have a singular verb.
Example of Grammar Rule
Tabor or Reagan was going to win.
Katherine nor Josh wants to go to the library
today.
Sentence Correction:
Hector or Achilles deserves laudatory
remarks for their bravery in the trojan
war.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Expressing praise
Sentence using
word:
Laudatory
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
commendable
admirable
Rule: A verb that comes before its
subject must still agree with the subject
in number.
Examples: (do not copy)
-On the wall are slogans. (Slogans are on the
wall.)
-Is the message clear? (The message is
clear.)
Copy and correct:
does the students usual act mirthful
at the end of the school year or
are they sad to be leaving there
teachers for the summer
Sentence Correction:
does the students usually act
mirthful at the end of the
school year or are they sad to
be leaving there teachers for
the summer
Definition:
Adjective;
Joyous; jolly;
amusing
Sentence using
word:
Mirthful
Sentence
illustrating tone:
Synonyms:
Carefree
Cheerful
playful
Rule: A collective noun takes a singular verb when
the group it names acts as a single unit. It takes a
plural verb when the group it names act as
individuals with different points of view.
Examples (do not copy):
Singular: The committee votes on the issue.
Plural: The committee have split their votes.
the appalachian state football team
were nostalgic when he watched
the documentary about the
appalachian state vs michigan
game
Sentence Correction:
the appalachian state football
team were nostalgic when
they watched the
documentary about the app
state vs michigan game
Definition:
Adjective; A wistful
desire to return in
thought or fact to a
previous time in one’s
life; a bittersweet
longing for the past
Sentence using
word:
Nostalgic
Sentence
illustrating the
tone:
Synonyms:
Longing
Homesick
Sentimental
yearning
Grammar Rule:
Two sentences can be combined by changing
one sentence into a subordinate clause, creating
a complex sentence.
Example of Grammar Rule
-We were frightened. We thought the lion we saw on
safari was hungry.
CHANGE TO: We were frightened because we
thought the lion we saw on safari was hungry.
Sentence Correction:
Sally was in a pensive mood.
Her best friend had moved
away.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
Deeply or dreamily word:
thoughtful
Pensive
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
melancholy
reflective
sad
Grammar Rule:
Sentences can be combined by
changing one of them into a phrase.
Example of Grammar Rule
-My team plays tomorrow. We play the Cougars.
CHANGE TO: My team plays against the Cougars
tomorrow.
-The Cougars scored quickly. The Cougars jumped
out to a two-goal lead.
CHANGE TO: Scoring quickly, the Cougars jumped
to a two-goal lead.
Sentence Correction:
Lake Michigan is very placid. It
is one of the five great lakes.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Undisturbed by
disorder; calm
Sentence using
word:
Placid
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
serene
cool
peaceful
Grammar Rule:
It is important to reduce wordiness and
sentence length and structure within a work.
Example of Grammar Rule
My cousin enjoys her job. She is a counselor at a
summer camp. She teaches crafts during the day.
She sleeps in a cabin with the ten-year-olds. She
says that some of them are homesick at first. They
usually get over it after a couple of days. CHANGE
TO: My cousin enjoys her job as a summer camp
counselor. During the day, she teaches crafts, and at
night she sleeps in a cabin with the ten-year-olds. At
first, many of the youngsters are homesick, but they
usually recover after a couple of days.
Sentence Correction:
Gale-force winds buffeted the tiny
seacoast village, including Judd’s
old, single-masted sloop, which was
tied to the rotting town dock, and the
sloop’s lines strained against rusty
cleats until first one and then another
gave way, and this was very
poignant to Judd since he had gotten
the sloop from his grandfather.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Profoundly moving;
touching/ piercing,
intense or
stimulating
Sentence using
word:
Poignant
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
painful
intense
Grammar Rule:
Reduce wordiness and sentence
length and type when editing.
Sentence Correction:
Helen was feeling sanguine because
she was feeling good; she was going
to the big race which was a a very
long and lengthy race.
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
Cheerfully optimistic, word:
hopeful, or confident
Sanguine
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
optimistic
hopeful
Grammar Rule:
A declarative statement states an
idea or says a fact/opinion.
Example of Grammar Rule
I like basketball. Declarative
Who is winning the game? NO
Go to the game right now! NO
That team is losing. Declarative
Sentence Correction:
Directions: Turn this into a declarative sentence.
Did Tim make a speculative
comment about who will win
the NCAA tournament
yesterday?
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
Making a conclusion word:
or opinion using
incomplete facts
Speculative
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Provisional
Tentative
guessing
Grammar Rule:
An interrogative statement asks a
question and ends with a question
mark.
Example of Grammar Rule
Did you go to the store? Interrogative
I went to the store. Declarative
Sentence Correction:
Directions: punctuate each sentence correctly and
fix any errors. Label each sentence as
interrogative or declarative!
1) what are it like outside today_
2) i think it is about 80 degrees and
very tranquil_
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Calm, without
anxiety, no
disturbances
Sentence using
word:
Tranquil
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Calm
Peaceful
still
Grammar Rule:
An imperative sentence gives a
command or an order.
Example of Grammar Rule
Go to the store. Imperative
I went to the store. Declarative
Will you go to the store? Interrogative
Sentence Correction:
Directions: punctuate each sentence correctly and fix any
errors. Label each sentence as well.
1)Bring i some water right now
or else_
2) the whimsical story are both
charming and have a happy
ending_
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
Imaginative, playfully word:
humorous
Whimsical
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Fanciful
Imaginative
quirky
Grammar Rule:
An exclamatory sentence conveys a
strong emotion and ends with an
exclamation mark.
Example of Grammar Rule
The house is on fire! Exclamatory
I saw a frog today. Declarative
I am going to throw up! Exclamatory
I feel a little strange about this. Declarative
Sentence Correction:
Directions: punctuate each sentence correctly and fix any
errors. Label each sentence as well.
1) That man just stolen my purse with all me
money_
2) Where is you going_
3) A zealous person truly believes in what
they say_
Tone Word for Today:
Definition:
Sentence using
Actively enthusiastic word:
Zealous
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Fervent
Ardent
fanatical