Bellringers 101-105

Bellringers for all classes

Bellringer # 101

1. Unlike beginners experienced writers don’t rely only on exclamation points for emphasis.

2. Word choice not just punctuation adds special force to a sentence.

Corrections: 1) comma after beginners 2) commas after choice and punctuation

Bellringer # 102

1. The laser produces an intense ray of light that traveled in a narrow beam.

2. Scientists have discover many possible applications of the laser and learned to harness its energy.

Corrections: 1) travels 2) have discovered and have learned

Bellringer # 103

1. An intransitive verb which is a verb that does not take an object cannot be put into the passive voice.

2. My mother a novelist says I should use the active voice unless there is a good reason to use the passive.

Corrections: 1) Add a comma after verb and after object 2) Add a comma after mother and after novelist

Bellringer # 104

1. Keeps the dog in the yard or on the back porch.

2. If I was a dog, I would want affection as well as food and water.

3. One should require that a dog is obedient, but one needs not be harsh.

Corrections: 1)change keeps to keep 2) change was to were 3) change is to be and needs to need

Bellringer # 105

1. The Masai people of Kenya is nomadic.2. A group of Masai in search of grazing

lands and water move often.3. The independent ways of this ethnic

group is well known.

Corrections: 1)change is to are 2)change move to moves 3)change is to are