Free Write:

When I think about beaches, I immediately think about the ocean waves, sunsets and the soft breeze. Going to the beach is one of my favorite things to do over the summer, sometime in colder weather as well. I usually get a group of friends, pick up some refreshing drinks and a speaker and we are all set for a great beach day. My favorite beach to go to is Stehlil beach in Bayville, NY. I like it because the water is very clean and the sunset is stunning. I love to swim around whenever I go there. If there’s a volleyball it makes a hell of a game with my friends. I remember last summer, my friends and I stayed in the water until it got dark. It was a full moon that night, it was incredible. The memory is very vivid.

 

Quiz:

  1. The rhythm of the pounding waves is calming.
  2. All of the dogs in the neighborhood were barking.
  3. A high tax, not to mention unemployment, influences votes.
  4. My friends and my mother like each other.
  5. The team and the band were on the field.
  6. Building a good marriage and building a good log fire are similar in many ways.
  7. John or Doris writes to us regularly.
  8. Neither Carol nor Ted is excluded from the meeting.
  9. Either Patty or Tom was asked to lead the meeting.
  10. Neither the basket nor the apples were expensive.
  11. Neither the apples nor the basket was expensive
  12. Either Maria or you were late for class.
  13. Either you or Maria was late for class.
  14. Hardest hit by the high temperatures and the drought were the farmers.
  15. Neither of them like going to the show.
  16. Each of them have a good seat.
  17. Everybody in the class has tickets.
  18. Every silver knife, fork, and spoon have to be counted.
  19. Each cat and each dog has its own toy.
  20. The committee is meeting today.
  21. Ten million gallons of oil is a lot of oil.
  22. The jury votes today.
  23. The number is very small.
  24. A number of students were absent.
  25. Ten million gallons of oil was spilled.
  26. The majority of us are in favor.
  27. Statistics is an interesting subject. Statistics are often misleading.
  28. The sheep strays when the gate is left open. Sheep stray when the gate is left open.

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