Thursday, 10/23/08 -- Manana: AWR, Vocabulary, Grammar.
Grammar Review II.
Click and copy the ones with a star* (if you didn't get
10+ on Tuesday).
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*The main verb phrase in a sentence is called...
a) the simple predicate b) the complete predicate c) the subject
d) Mr. Morton e) NOTA
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*You can see the penguin from here a) declarative
b) imperative c) interrogative d) exclamatory
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*Off on a trip went the happy family. This is
an example of an inverted sentence. a) True b) False
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*Only __ have a past, present, and future tense.
a) adjectives b) verbs c) nouns d) NOTA
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*_______ you ever hear of Harriet Tubman?
a) have b) has c) did d) had e) does
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There goes a family of raccoons through the woods. S/V?
a) there/goes b) raccoons/goes c)
family/goes d) raccoons/go there e) NOTA
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The climb up Walton mountain took us two hours.
a) noun b) verb c) adjective d) NOTA
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Running down the hill, Mayor McCheese tripped.
a)
adjective b) verb c) noun d) NOTA
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She speaks so softly that I can hardly hear
her. a) softly - adjective hardly
- not b) softly - not hardly - adjective c) both adjectives
d) both not
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We waited in a long line to climb to the top of the wheel
but it was a disappointment. a) line, wheel, b) wheel,
c) but, d) wheel, but, e) line, wheel, but,
Go over vocabulary
homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
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The song "On
the Couch" sings the praises of __________. A. Conspicuous consumption
B. Jauntiness C. Obsolescence D. Indolence E. Intricacy
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Many rappers "sing" the praises of "bling" and __________.
A. Conspicuous consumption B. Jauntiness C. Obsolescence D.
Indolence E. Intricacy
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Much to her relief, the doctor said the tumor was ________.
A. Benign B. Indolent C. Frigid D. Obsolete
E. Intricate
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After she fell, she got up and tested her leg _________(ly)
to see if it would support her weight A. Excruciating B. Intricate
C. Conspicuous D. Tentative E. Unnerve
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Sending letters via “snail mail” is becoming more and more
_________ as e-mail becomes more and more popular. A. Frigid
B. Unnerve C. Benign D. Obsolete E. Jaunty
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I tried to be as (in)____________ as possible as I passed
the note in class, but Mr. Coward still caught me. A. Frigid
B. Conspicuous C. Jaunty D. Indolent E. Unnerve
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Rappers are trying to look "hard" when they wear their hats
at a ________ angle. A. Frigid B. Jaunty C. Excruciating
D. Conspicuous E. Unnerve
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The more closely you looked at the diagram, the more __________
it looked. A. Frigid B. Unnerve C. Excruciating D. Intricate
E. Tentative
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The performance was so bad, it was ___________ to watch..
A. Excruciating B. Frigid C. Conspicuous D. Jaunty
E. Benign
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Being pulled over for speeding is a very __________(ing)
experience. A. Obsolete B. Tentative C. Indolent
D. Unnerve E. Intricate
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A sloth leads a very ________ life; sleeping and eating.
A. Intricate B. Indolent C. Excruciating D. Conspicuous
E. Obsolete
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The tourist stood out because of his __________ cameras and
maps. A. Frigid B. Conspicuous C. Excruciating D. Indolent
E. Unnerve
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After the bride had a fight with her best friend, her friend's
reception at the reception was rather _________. A. Indolent
B. Frigid C. Conspicuous D. Jaunty E. Benign
Cool Down.
Copy the definition, and then copy each euphemism and
try to translate it.
Euphemism (n - U FEM ISM):
A "nice" way of saying something (usually) unpleasant.
Examples: passed on = died, sanitation engineer = garbage
man, waitress in the sky = flight attendant
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visually disabled =
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involuntary servitude =
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solid waste =
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landfill =
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economically disadvantaged =
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undocumented transborder migrant =
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vertically challenged =
Time?
What is freedom? What should you be allowed to do?
Read: "Old Glory" p203.