The Comma

•Use a comma when you can separate out an introductory phrase or clause.

•In early August, Victor Viking looks forward to the school year.

•Before the first football game, Victor creates a new dance routine and decides which cheerleader to hit on.

•Shockingly, none of the cheerleaders ever want to date Victor!

•Use a comma between two consecutive modifiers (adverbs or adjectives) that both modify the same thing.

•Here are some examples:

•The boring, long book made for terrible reading.

•I found the main character to be dull, unrealistic.

•I quickly, decisively put the book away forever.

•Use a comma between main clauses to join them together with a coordinate conjunction (FANBOYS)

•Here are some examples:

•The two action film stars decided to have a real MMA (mixed martial arts) fight, but they needed to find a place to hold the bout.

•One of them was a master at tiger-style martial arts, and the other preferred the grappling of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

•Would you prefer to see a brawl, or would you rather watch a tactical fight?

 

•I love watching tough guys punch each other, yet something about a guillotine choke strangely compels me.

 

•Use a comma between each item in a list of 3 things or more.  Use a coordinate conjunction and a comma with the last item.

•Here are some examples:

•Victor Viking liked to run, jump, and shout during the football games.

•After the game, he would go home, remove his outfit, and wash it for the next weekend.

•When Victor did the triple flip, I was shocked, Joe was amazed, and Karen was terrified.

•Kindness, compassion, trustworthiness, and honesty are my favorite virtues.

•I went to the store for bread and eggs.

•I went to the store and deposited my check.

 

 

The Last Lecture Chapters 2 and 3

Last Lecture Ch 2&3

Respond in paragraph form:

-Why does Randy think the best way to handle “an elephant in the room” is to introduce it?

-Explain the quote, “we cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”

-Why did Randy start his lecture by doing push-ups?

The elephant in the room

Meaning

An important and obvious topic, which everyone present is aware of, but which isn't discussed, as such discussion is considered to be uncomfortable.

 

The Last Lecture Chapter 1

Chapter 1 The Last Lecture:

 

Key

 

1.        Where does Randy Pausch work?

Carnegie Mellon University

2.        Why did the college ask Randy to give a “last lecture”?

“Last lectures” are common events on many college campuses. A professor is asked to consider the end of his life and think about what is most important to him. The ideal result is a lecture that causes the audience to ponder the question of their own mortality and legacy

 

3.         What is Randy diagnosed with specifically?

Pancreatic Cancer- 10 tumors

4.        When is Randy supposed to give his lecture?

 

September

5.        What is Randy’s wife’s name?

Jai pronounced “Jay”

6.        What are his wife’s feelings about him giving the lecture?  Do they change in chapter one?

 

Completely against it at first and wants him to spend time with her and the children.  She eventually gives in and is more understanding.

7.        What other family does the first chapter mention Randy has besides his wife?

3 Children

8.        What is the reason Randy explains to his wife that he wants to give the lecture?

His children can watch it when they are old enough to remember him. He said he would get a DVD copy of it.

 

9.        What did the college call Randy’s lecture in chapter 1?

“Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.”

10.    How old is Randy’s oldest child?

 

5 Years Old

Semi Colon and Colon

Semicolons and Colons

 

Semicolons can be used to join two smaller sentences (main clauses, independent clauses) together when they share a central topic or idea.

Don’t just join any old sentences together!  They must be related to one another.

One uses a semicolon just like a period; one should not worry about the capital letter, of course.

Unlike a colon, a semicolon must be followed by a complete thought!

Examples:

Victor Viking was up late after the Homecoming Game victory; he slept till noon the next day.

When he awoke, Victor was excited to go over game film; he immediately went to his VCR.

Although many of the plays were incredible, he found a mistake in the fourth quarter; a missed block led to a sack.

Colon

There are many reasons to use a colon:

-Introduce a list of examples

-Introduce a definition or clarification

-Set up a quotation

A colon may only be used at the end of an independent clause (a.k.a. main clause, simple sentence).

After the colon, almost anything related to the preceding clause is fine: a fragment, a word, or another clause.

Examples:

Victor Viking needed lots of supplies for his kick-off party: pizza, root beer, glitter, glow-sticks, and temporary tattoos!

After the people arrived, they started playing Cricket: a version of darts.

By the end of the night, everyone was saying the same thing: this was the best party EVER.

 

 

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