question 1.Discussion Board - Creating a New Word question 2. Exercise 5 F p 113 – Creating Appositives - Rewrite the sentences by using appositives.

question 1

Creating a New Word - your turn to create a word! Read the description for this activity on p. 120. Share your word by Wed; respond to TWO classmates by 5 pm Friday for full credit.

• Read the item about "Sniglets".

1. Can you think of words that should be recognized as words? Maybe those you and your friends use that communicate exactly what you mean, but you wouldn't find in the dictionary. 

2. What do you think should be the criteria for inclusion in a dictionary? Think about "Google". It is now a recognized dictionary word. Why?

 

question 2.

Creating Appositives - Combine the 8 sets of sentences by reducing one or more sentences to appositives. See the examples on p. 113.