Bell Work: Monday #2

Determine whether each of the following sentence is a complete sentence, sentence fragment or a run-on.

1. British soldiers marched toward Concord, Massachusetts.

2. They hoped to capture arms stored in Concord, Paul Revere and William Dawes raced to warn colonists.

3. The Minutemen from nearby towns.4. Waited for the British in Lexington.5. Clashes in Lexington and Concord started

an American Revolution.6. George Washington became commander-

in-chief he took command on July 3, 1775.

Bell Work: Tuesday #2VERB PHRASES

Write 5 sentences using each verb phrase listed.

will discover

should use

is thinking

are working

have been made

NOTE: Most Common Helping Verbs

is, am, are, was, were, be, been, do, does, did, has, have, had, may, might, can, could, will, would, shall, should

Bell Work- Wednesday #2

Correct the following sentences. If it is a fragment, make it a complete sentence. If it is a run-on, divide the sentence into 2 complete sentences.

1. Because of the bad weather.

2. The curtain opened the show began.

3. Explained the rules of the game.

4. This restaurant serves great pizza let’s eat here.

5. As an actor.

Bell Work- Thursday #2

• Rewrite the paragraph correcting each fragment and run-on.

Patrick Henry failed as a storekeeper and a farmer he became a lawyer. He became famous. As an orator. Patrick Henry delivers a speech protesting the Stamp Tax it was one of his greatest speeches. During a speech in 1775. Henry pretended to stab himself with a letter opener he cried, “Give me liberty or give me death!’ Henry became governor. Of Virginia. In 1776. He was re-elected governor four times.

Bell Work- Friday #2

“His anger left him suddenly. He looked across the fire at Lennie’s anguished face, and then he looked ashamedly at the flames.”

What causes George’s mood to change from angry to ashamed? Why does this have an impact on George’s mood? (3-4 sentences)