The Next Holiday on the Agenda

1. Valentine's Day, the next holiday on the agenda, gives couples an excuse to shower each other with gifts.
2. To make a romantic dinner perfect, one should make the reservations early to beat the crowd.

3. The restaurants usually make a special prix fixée menu to make a special offering to patrons.

4.  Iran has banned the holiday to prevent Western decadence from infecting the country's culture.

Here is the article on Iran & Valentine's day.




Parts of Speech & Grammar
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This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is the definition of an indirect object
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases,
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This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.
This is a gerund, which is a verbal.
These are infinitives, which are also verbals. You are responsible for these as of the next test. (1/3/11)
Punctuation
Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms
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This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.  
This is the definition of symbolism