Language Arts - Week 23 Daily

Negatives – like the adverb “not” – express the idea of no. Select all the examples below.

• no one

• always

• all

• nothing

• never

The prefix co- means together. Select the words with the prefix.

• adhesive

• coherent

• retort

• correlate

• existance

Correct the errors in the sentence: despite these concerns the advancements in self-driving technology are impressive these vehicles can now handle complex tasks like navigating city streets and recognizing traffic signs.

• Despite these concerns, the advancements in self-driving technology are impressive. These vehicles can now handle complex tasks like navigating city streets and recognizing traffic signs.

• Despite these concerns the advancements in self-driving technology are impressive these vehicles can now handle complex tasks like navigating city streets and recognizing traffic signs.

• Despite these concerns; the advancements in self-driving technology are impressive, these vehicles can now handle complex tasks like navigating city streets and recognizing traffic signs.

• Despite these concerns: the advancements in self-driving technology are impressive, these vehicles can now handle complex tasks like navigating city streets and recognizing traffic signs.

Fix the sentence below to avoid using a double negative: I didn’t hardly have time to eat breakfast.

• I hardly had time to eat breakfast.

• I didn’t have time to eat breakfast.

• I had time to eat breakfast.

• I didn’t have hardly time to eat breakfast.

2. Write a definition for coexist.

• To live together peacefully

• To compete for resources

• To dominate others

• To live in isolation

2. Which of the following is a definition for cooperate?

• To work together towards a common goal

• To compete against each other

• To work independently

• To ignore others

Correct the errors in the sentence: Their also being designed to communicate with each other to avoid collisions and optimize traffic flow. In the future self driving cars coud leed two more efficient and safer roads.

• They're also being designed to communicate with each other to avoid collisions and optimize traffic flow. In the future, self-driving cars could lead to more efficient and safer roads.

• Their also being designed to communicate with each other to avoid collisions and optimize traffic flow. In the future self driving cars coud leed two more efficient and safer roads.

• There also being designed to communicate with each other to avoid collisions and optimize traffic flow. In the future, self-driving cars could lead to more efficient and safer roads.

• They're also being designed to communicate with each other to avoid collisions and optimize traffic flow. In the future self-driving cars could lead to more efficient and safer roads.

Our soccer coach is always on the ball; he remembers everyone's birthdays and plans great practices for us. What qualities or traits would you use to describe the coach?

• Forgetful and disorganized

• Attentive and organized

• Lazy and uninterested

• Strict and unapproachable

Look at this idiom. “on the ball” means quick to understand or react. What does the idiom “on the ball” mean?

• Slow to understand

• Quick to understand or react

• Indifferent

• Confused

Rewrite to fix the double negative. I have not seen no stray dogs.

• I have seen no stray dogs.

• I have not seen any stray dogs.

• I have seen some stray dogs.

• I have seen many stray dogs.