TODAYS CLASS

1.Hand in homework
2. Take DO NOW Sheet
Take the Do Now sheet
Find a partner
Correct all the errors in the sentences
You have 10 mins starting from the time the bell rings.
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/
3.YOU ALL MAKE MISTAKES!!!!!
4.Game time!
5.Homophones

MISTAKES!
You all make mistakesbut thats okay! We are going
to fix them

YOU ALL MAKE A LOT OF

THE SAME MISTAKES
i
a, an, the
montreal, african, wednesday, december, nike, italian
The bigs apples
Beauty advertisement is
I got
I does
She do
He haves
For me
Etc

MY PET PEEVESHOW ME
THAT YOU ARE AN
IMPORTANT HUMAN BEING.

RD

PERSON SINGULAR

She has
He does
It is

She likeS
He lookS
It danceS

I got, she got, he got,

they got, we got, you
got

FOR GENERALIZATIONS
PLURAL
WRONG: Beauty advertisement is bad for young people as it can lower their self-esteem.
Good: Beauty advertisements are bad for young people as they can lower their selfesteem.
WRONG: Apple is yummy. (APPLES IN GENERAL OR A SPECIFIC APPLE??????)
Good: Apples are yummy.
MEDIA is already PLURAL DO NOT PUT AN s at the end!

A VS. AN VS. THE

When to use a
Non-specific
Singular
Starts with a consonant ( b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z)
Ex: A puppy can bring joy to sad people.

When to use an
Non-specific
Singular
Starts with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u)
Ex: An apple costs $0.50.

When to use the

Specific
Plural
Ex: The class starts at 11:55
Ex: The bicycles are not locked to the bike rack.

ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES DO NOT GET PLURALIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!
WRONG: The bigs apples.
Right : The big apples.
WRONG: My beautifuls friends are nice.
Right: My beautiful friends are nice.

Adjectives and adverbs are invariable

CAPITALIZATION
Names
Jessica, Ms. Mills, Mandy, Mrs. Huemer, Nike, Adidas, Under Armor

Week days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Places
Montreal, New York City, Tokyo, London, Kenya, Colombia, Iran

Nationalities
Canadian, Algerian, American, Chinese, Pakistani

Languages
Spanish, Arabic, French, English, Mandarin

Months
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,

October, November, December

KEEP TO THE SAME VERB

TENSE!!!!!!!!!
WRONG: Yesterday I went to Champlain Mall,
then I go to the Dix 30
Right: Yesterday I went to Champlain Mall, then I

went to the Dix 30.

WRONG: Tomorrow I will dance in the show and

then I teach the dance to other people.
Right: Tomorrow I will dance in the show and then I

will teach the dance to other people.

PREPOSITIONS
in VS on
IN= DANS
Right: I put the pencil in my

pencil case.
Wrong: I put the pencil on my
pencil case.
Right: I live in Brossard.
Wrong: I live on Brossard.

ON= SUR
Right: She turned the movie on

her computer off.

Wrong: she turned the movie in
her computer off.

DO NOT SAY: FOR ME

Use to me or in my opinion

ACADEMIC WRITING
NO SWEARING
NO SLANG ex: Low key
NO ABBREVIATIONS
NO CONTRACTIONS

KAHOOT!!!!
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GET CANDY (YUMMY)

PUT YOUR REAL NAMESERIOUSLY.

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YOUR TURN: HOMOPHONES

You will be divided into 7 teams.
Each team is assigned a homophone
You need to make a poster (Make it nice)
Define the difference.
Give us examples.
Make a short presentation.
7 mins.
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/
Then you will present.

Homophones: Their/There/Theyre, Then/Than,

Which/Witch, Are/Our, Two/Too/To, Its/ Its,

Affect/Effect