10.11- Bell-ringer and Grammar Notes

Bell-ringer: You are ¼ of the way through your last year of middle school (assuming you pass this year). A lot can happen in 9 weeks, but a lot more is still to come in the next 27 weeks. Answer the questions below using complete sentences.

1.     Reflect on the 1^st 9 weeks; do you think you were successful? How did you determine that?

2.     If you could change one thing about the 1^st 9 week, what would it be?

3.     Create a goal for the 2^nd 9 weeks. It could be academic, athletic, attendance, social, etc.

4.     What steps will you take to achieve this goal?

 Grammar Notes

•A complex sentence is made up of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

•The dependent clause(s) could come before, after, or in the middle of the independent clause.

•If the dependent clause comes before the independent clause, it must be followed by a comma.

•If the dependent clause interrupts the independent clause, it usually is surrounded by commas. 

•A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. 

S=I

Cd= I + , + c + I

Cd= I + ; + I

Cx= d + , + I

Cx= I + d

Cx= Ia + , + d + , + Ib