Wednesday, 9/17/03 -- Eighth Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. *uneven : symmetrical :: natural : __________
  2. *unhappy : miserable :: pitiful : __________
  3. *study : library :: worship : _________
  4. *funny : amusing :: sick : __________
  5. *cave scene : climax :: Tom Sawyer : __________
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
capricious, haphazard, humane, obsolete, posterity, stipulated, a priori, zealous, erudite, emaciated
  1. Many people say that capital punishment is (in)____________.
  2. I think the police officer was a little (over)___________ in the pursuit of his duties: writing a ticket for 1 mph over the speed limit is a bit too strict.
  3. Cassette tapes are almost ___________, replaced by cds.
  4. The legend of his great deed would be passed down through _____________.
  5. Sometimes even the most _________ people don't have any common sense.
  6. Luck is sometimes compared to a very ___________ woman.
  7. The desks were "arranged" very ______________(ly) about the room.
  8. The bet ___________ that he couldn't leave the room for 15 years.
  9. Sometimes an anorexic person could look in the mirror and see a fat person, when in reality, the image in the mirror is terribly ___________.
  10. "I myself have experienced neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment, but if one may judge ___________, then...capital punishment is more moral..."
Types of Nouns
Common: General name for a person place or thing. Example: cheese
Proper: Name of a particular person. Capitalized. Example: Jimmy
Concrete: A PPT you can sense. Example: cheese, Jimmy
Abstract: idea, feeling, etc. Example: love, bravery
Collective: names a group of people or things. Example: crew, team

Practice: ID the nouns with their types. Most will be of two types.
Example: Americans enjoy liberty because of the bravery of early colonists.
Americans: proper,collective. liberty, bravery: common, abstract. colonists: common, concrete

  1. My friend is looking forward to seeing a groovy movie at the Palm Theater.
  2. Joe's family held a surprise birthday celebration with much excitement.
  3. Her sadness was so great, Phyllis left town on the Greyhound.
"The Bet"