1. Bellringers 31-35 Bellringers for all classes

2. Bellringer # 31 1. Good descriptive writing is clear and vivid, it helps a reader to imagine a scene. Poor descriptive writing is flat and boring and the reader gets no real sense of the scene. Overly long or flowery descriptions also fail to communicate effectively they are annoying. Corrections: Good descriptive writing is clear and vivid; it helps a reader to imagine a scene. Poor descriptive writing is flat and boring, and the reader gets no real sense of the scene. Overly long of flowery descriptions also fail to communicate effectively. They are annoying.

3. Bellringer # 32 1. Jerry told Laura and I that his car was stolen. 2. It was not me who criticized him for leaving the car unlocked. 3. Laura said that she and me would wait for the police. Corrections: 1) Laura and I 2) not I 3) she and I

4. Bellringer # 33 1. When Lucy left the airport, she was in the United States for only an hour or so. 2. The weather turned cold by that time of the year, and she had not been used to it. Corrections: 1) she had been in the U.S 2) weather had turned cold and she was not used to it

5. Bellringer # 34 1. The authors use of flashbacks confused me. 2. The books main characters’ name was sometimes Paul and sometimes Buddy. 3. I finally realized that, when he was very young, Pauls name had been Buddy. Corrections: 1) author’s 2) book’s, character’s 3) Paul’s

6. Bellringer # 35 1. A good suspense story is called a “page- turner,” it makes people want to keep reading. I may have planned to stop at the end of a chapter but the story has a grip on me and I can’t put it down. Corrections: A good suspense story is called a “page-turner.” It makes people want to keep reading. I may have planned to stop at the end of a chapter, but the story has a grip on me, and I can’t put it down.