The Perfect Storm

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The Perfect Storm

• By Sebastian Junger

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Create a sentence that imitates the one below.
Replace the words in white, but you must use the
words in red

• It is imperative that I meet my friends on
  time, or they will be mad at me.

It is imperative that my dog comes home, or my
little sister will cry.
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Create a sentence that copies the one below.
Replace the words in white, but you must use the
words in red

• It is imperative that I meet my friends on
  time, or they will be mad at me.

It is imperative that my dog comes home, or my
little sister will cry.
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It is imperative that you blow your nose, or I
will blow it for you!

• It is imperative that I meet my friends on
  time, or they will be mad at me.

It is imperative that my dog comes home, or my
little sister will cry.
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Intermittently

• Part of Speech Adverb
• Definition at intervals from time to time
• Sentence The light flashed on intermittently,
  keeping me awake.

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• The buzzer sounded intermittently, reminding me
  to check my laundry.

My mother screamed intermittently, reminding me
to do my homework.
_________________ intermittently, reminding me
________________.
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• He looked up intermittently, to see if she had
  come home yet.

He checks the guide intermittently, to see what
is on television.
He ______________ intermittently, to see
_________________.
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Tether

• Part of Speech Noun
• Definition a rope or chain connecting two things
• Sentence The boat was tied to the dock by a
  tether.

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• I use a tether to keep my porch umbrella from
  flying away.

I use a tether to stop my dog from running away
I use a tether to _____________ from
______________.
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• The tether, a long piece of rope, was so strong,
  I could not break it.

The tether, a rotten shoestring, was so flimsy,
it fell apart.
The tether, _______________, was so
______________________.
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Hoist

• Part of Speech Verb
• Definition to raise or haul up
• Sentence Each morning, we hoist the flag up to
  the top of the pole.

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The sailor hoisted the anchor up to the deck of
the ship.

• My father hoisted the satellite dish up to the
  top of our house.

______________ hoisted ________ ___________ up
to_____________.