Using Context

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Using Context Clues
I or Me?
Real Sentence?
Commonly Misused Words
Vocabulary
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Badger was a clever, wily old character. He was
always tricking people into doing what he wanted.

• What does wily mean?
• Tricky
• Cute
• Rich
• Trusting

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Badger was a clever, tricky old character. He was
always tricking people into doing what he wanted.
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Some common canines are collies, German Shepards,
and golden retrievers.

• What are canines?
• Birds
• Cars
• Bears
• Dogs

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Some common dogs are collies, German Shepards,
and golden retrievers.
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The new land was arid, like the large, hot desert
through which the settlers had come.

• What does arid mean?
• Extremely dry
• Happy
• Wasteful
• Rainy

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The new land was extremely dry, like the large,
hot desert through which the settlers had come.
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Most people thought that Jays newspaper column
was trite, but I thought it was really original.

• What does trite mean?
• Unusual
• Unoriginal
• Boring
• Fun to read

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Most people thought that Jays newspaper column
was unoriginal, but I thought it was really
original.
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I/Me took the dog for a walk.
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I/Me took the dog for a walk.
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Mrs. Enget teaches I/me English.
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Mrs. Enget teaches I/me English.
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Sally, Fred, and I/me went to a movie.
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Sally, Fred, and I/me went to a movie.
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I/me wanted to play guitar in the band.
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I/me wanted to play guitar in the band.
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The only person left to eat was I/me.
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The only person left to eat was I/me.

• I is a predicate nominative. Since the pronoun
  comes AFTER the verb, you need to use I. Just
  think of saying I was the only person left to
  eat.

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Anthonys favorite funny television show.
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Fragment

• There is no verb in the sentence.

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I forgot my coat.
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Sentence

• There is a subject and predicate.

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Loves her friend no matter what.
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Fragment

• There is no subject.

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Hearing voices that are not really there.
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Fragment

• There is no subject.

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Place your shoes on the blue mat.
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Sentence

• The subject is You understood.

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Which two words correctly complete the sentence?

• Would you like to ad, add that item to your
  newspaper ad, add?

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Would you like to ad, add that item to your
newspaper ad, add?
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Which two words correctly complete the sentence?

• The principle/ principal of the matter is that
  your need to see the principle/ principal before
  you can drop the class.

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The principle/ principal of the matter is that
your need to see the principle/ principal before
you can drop the class.
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Which two words correctly complete the sentence?

• Will you accept/ except this award from the
  school? Everyone will be there, accept/ except
  for Mrs. Randall.

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Will you accept/ except this award from the
school? Everyone will be there, accept/ except
for Mrs. Randall.
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Which two words correctly complete the sentence?

• A triangle has more than one angel/ angle. Try to
  be an angel/ angle in school.

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A triangle has more than one angel/ angle. Try to
be an angel/ angle in school.
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Which two words correctly complete the sentence?

• You would drink less/ fewer milk if you ate less/
  fewer cookies.

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You would drink less/ fewer milk if you ate less/
fewer cookies.
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What does dilemma mean?

• Difficult choice
• Prediction
• Mall
• Gain

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Difficult choicePredictionMallGain

• She had a dilemma when she had to choose between
  choir and dance.

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What does distress mean?

• Barrier
• Suffering
• Associate
• Mug

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BarrierSufferingAssociateMug

• The beached whale was obviously in distress.

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What does devote mean?

• Jog
• Overturn
• Dedicate
• Lag

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JogOverturnDedicateLag

• You should devote 30 minutes a day to exercise.

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What does memoir mean?

• Clown
• Autobiography
• Kettle
• Serving

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ClownAutobiographyKettleServing

• Many people have read the memoir of Anne Frank.

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What does symmetrical mean?

• Great
• Eligible
• Proportionate
• Appetizing

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GreatEligibleProportionateAppetizing

• An example of a symmetrical figure is a circle.
  It is the same if split in half.