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Mini-Lessons

Daily Oral Language

Directions: First, copy and paste the sentences below onto your DOL page. Second, work with your DOL partner to correct the sentences.

DOL 1: NA

DOL 2: NA

DOL 3

Sentence 1: The book __The Warden__ is considered the best among Trollope's many novels.

Sentence 2: there are several steps necessary to replace a damaged internal modem: first eject the modem, second deinstall the software, then replace the broken modem with a new one.

DOL 4

Sentence 1: They would have frozen during the blizzard, but they saw an empty house that protected them from the biting winds coming off the Appalachian Mountains.

Sentence 2: Lee was watching the movie __The Sixth Sense__ - at least, I think he said that - when the DVD player stopped working.

DOL 5

Sentence 1: Jose rang the bell at the delivery entrance; when no one answered he left quickly.

Sentence 2: My brother and I caught the train at Fifty- second and Beachhaven Streets; unfortunately, we got off of the train two blocks too soon.

DOL 6

Sentence 1: In order to repair your damaged motorcycle, she'll have to do a lot of repainting.

Sentence 2: He could have swum to that reef, but it's to stormy to try that.

DOL 7

Sentence 1: My brother and I wore blue jeans; we weren't admitted to the Biglow Restaurant.

Sentence 2: The young woman wearing a white scarf, drove the blue car.

DOL 8

Sentence 1: Because you're late finishing the book report, you'll have to give us the books to take to Diego's house.

Sentence 2: My grandfather doesn't always have time to call us on our birthdays, but he does send cards and presents.

DOL 9

Sentence 1: They won't be going to the West this spring; however, they'll be going to Connecticut.

Sentence 2: My sister and I have chosen to do the following: start shopping for video games, compare prices on-line, and send two e-mails.

DOL 10

Sentence 1: Their car would not start regardless of what they tried; they finally beeped your friend, I think.

Sentence 2: Wasn't that a great softball game we saw with your friends, Colette and Liu?

DOL 11

Sentence 1: "The long poem __The Lady of the Lake__ was written by Sir Walter Scott," Raul said, "and it is considered one of the poet's best."

Sentence 2: "When will you teach me to use this computer?" Maria asked, "Must I ask you in another three months?"

DOL 12

Sentence 1: He has written a novel entitled __The Lonely Desert__ and sold a painting named __Illuminations__.

Sentence 2: "It's Never Fair Weather" was sung by Jess at the concert presented at the Heritage Building.

DOL 13

Sentence 1: They may have drank the orange juice, but we didn't touch the fruit punch.

Sentence 2: Jamel doesn't want anything returned except __Newsweek__ and __People,__ the 2 magazines that he gave to those students.

DOL 14

Sentence 1: Shira announced heatedly, the best of the three runners didn't even place in that marathon.

Sentence 2: The oil burner burst in the morning, during the afternoon, Mom found a plumber to repair them.

DOL 15

Sentence 1: The man wearing the blue workshirt should have brought his wife and child with him.

Sentence 2: The Australian Aborigine have known for a long time what it means to be persecuted, don't you think?

DOL 16

Sentence 1: The __Spirit of St. Louis__ was the plane that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic.

Sentence 2: "The Future of the Internet" is the name of an article in this computer magazine. Do you want to read it?

DOL 17

Sentence 1: 38 customers should have done the following: examined the merchandise, returned it, and wrote a letter of complaint.

Sentence 2: Dad said, "You could have raised the window, or opened the door for more air."

DOL 18

Sentence 1: Aren't there a lot of quoted passages in your short story, Charise?

Sentence 2: Because the students had sold many newspaper subscriptions, the computer didn't cost them too much.

DOL 19

Sentence 1: Regardless of the similarities, you've noted, the __Washington Post__ is different from the __New York Times__.

Sentence 2: Nancy unpacked the software, started the computers, and then she loaded them.

DOL 20

Sentence 1: Rushing across the street, Leo was almost hit by the bluish-purple motorcycle.

Sentence 2: "She has a great photo of the scene," Anna yelled as she ran to help her sister.

DOL 21

Sentence 1: Greenwich Village, an area in lower New York, is the setting for the short story "Washington Square."

Sentence 2: My mom and dad, I think, want to travel when we kids are in college.

DOL 22

Sentence 1: The television soap opera __Guiding Light__ is on too early. I'm still at work when it begins.

Sentence 2: Shira recklessly drove the car into the lot, flung the door open quickly, and then took her briefcase into the house.

DOL 23

Quiz

DOL 24

Sentence 1: the man who was chosen to be the club president has gave many years of service to the Town of farmingdale

Sentence 2: the invisible ladder is a poetry book that contains the touching selection to dorothy a poem about love