Thursday, October 1, 2015

She's The Man


            A girl gets herself into a jam by posing as her twin brother on a soccer team at a boarding school and soon enough falls in love with her handsome roommate.

            Viola Johnson, disguised as her twin brother, Sebastian Johnson, discovers her love for Duke, her roommate. A complicated love circle arises when Duke falls for beautiful Olivia and Olivia falls for Sebastian who is actually Viola under disguise.

            Matters become even more problematic when Sebastian returns back to school from London earlier than expected and has no idea that his sister has already replaced him on campus.

            Viola’s successful when it comes to swapping disguises and covering up her true identity, until the truth is exposed and Viola and Duke realize their mutual feelings for each other.

            In midst to get back at her ex-boyfriend and the soccer coach at Viola’s original school for cutting the girl’s soccer team, Viola disguises herself as Sebastian and receives help from Duke to become better at the game so that she can become a first string player and prove her point.

            Viola plays her part as both herself and her brother for weeks while he is in London and tells each of her divorced parents that she is staying at the other ones house.


Monday, September 14, 2015

Dangling Modifiers:

1.     To improve the results, Dan completed a third experiment.
2.     To improve the results, a third experiment was completed.
3.     After reading the original article, the last two paragraphs remain truthful.
4.     After reading the original article, I find the last two paragraphs true.


Misused Words

1.     It’s time to go to the gym.
2.     Its pet was very sick and needed healthcare immediately.
3.     I prefer to drink cold milk rather than warm milk.
4.     Mark was driving down the street and then all of a sudden a dog ran out in front of him.
5.     It’s their turn to write the papers.
6.     They’re in charge of all the clubs this week.
7.     I set the pasta salad over there on the table.
8.     They elicit reviews from customers about their services.
9.     They walked farther down the road.
10.  The effects of the experiment proved the hypothesis to be correct.

11. Not eating breakfast can directly affect your outcome on a test.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Passive Sentences:

1.     Three students were sent to the principle’s office this morning.
2.     The Jews were tortured and sent to the gas chambers during the Holocaust
3.     College students were followed on their way home.
4.     The young man was sold a pair of Birkenstocks last night at the mall.
5.     Water bottles were passed out for free at the football game.

Active Sentences:

6.     The principle called three students down to her office.
7.     Hitler and the Nazis tortured the Jews during the Holocaust.
8.     A serial killer followed college students home.
9.     The Dillard’s employee sold a pair of Birkenstocks to a young man last night.
1.    The boy’s basketball team passed out free water bottles at the football game.