Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Here are some prompts to get you ready for the midterm.  Please help each other out if you see an incorrect answer.

1) Simple + action + 3 prep phrases + rice
2) Complex + RP + maple trees
3) Compound + CC + football
4) My shoes are old they are scuffed beyond repair. Fix the run-on 6 ways
5) Complex + SC + fire
6) Simple + linking + 4 prep phrases + tires
7) Compound + TW + hammers
8) Simple + helping + 2 prep phrases + apples

Monday, March 5, 2012

In the essay "Fish Cheeks," what does Tan's mother mean by, "Your only shame is to have shame"?  Why does Tan's mother give her the tweed miniskirt?