Tuesday, 12/9/08
Warm Up. Click and Copy.
  1. "between throw thing" = ____  a) projectile  b) projector  c) adjective  d) interjection  e) statue
  2. Something that is static does not...    a) exist  b) stop  c) stand  d) move  e) stay
  3. "against stand thing" = ______  a) statue  b) institute  c) stanza  d) superstition  e) obstacle
  4. "forward throw thing" = ____  a) interjection  b) projectile  c) adjective  d) obstacle  e) indictment
  5. "against say" =   a) projector  b) dictionary  c) prediction  d) contradict  e) indictment 
    Make them possessive.
  6. students lockers --> a) students'  b) student's  c) students'
  7. Anders  book -->  a) Anders'  b) Anders's
  8. Mrs. Jones low-rider --> a) Mrs. Jones'  b) Mrs. Jones's  c) Mrs. Jone's
Correct Pink Sheet, p37.
Pink Sheet Pretest #1. You must earn 18/20 for the week to be exempt.
  1. If a word is already plural, we always just add an apostrophe to make it possessive.  a) True  b) False
  2. ...many   a) people's  b) peoples'  c) peoples  d) peoples's    ideas were good...
  3. ...the     a) Smith's  b) Smiths's  c) Smiths'     new car...
  4. a) Jimmies'   b) Jimmy's  c) Jimmys'      lame excuse...
  5. a) Elvis's  b) Elvis'  c) Elvi's    old song...
  6. ...that    a) bears'  b) bears's  c) bear's     furry coat...
Correct IRWorkbook p360-361.
Reading Check p361. (9p)
  1. A republic is a country with a king. a) True  b) False
  2. At the time this article covers, Italy had a strong central government.  a) True  b) False
  3. Naples would not be considered a part of the area called the "birthplace of the Renaissance."  a) True  b) False
  4. The republics of the city-states in Italy had governments much like that of the United States.  a) True  b) False
  5. What product/service made Florence wealthy?  a) gold  b) architecture and building  c) money-lending/banking  d) wool  e) spices
  6. (map) Which city-state was the island of Corsica a part of?  a) Sardinia  b) The Papal States  c) Kingdom of the Two Sicilies  d) Florence e) Genoa
  7. The weathy families of Florence used their wealth to wage war on other countries like England and France.  a) True  b) False
  8. The word Renaissance means Roman culture.  a) True  b) False

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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