Tuesday, 3/9/10
Warm Up. Copy. Choose from
your academic word list. Partners/Trios. If you are exempt, you may
write just the answers.
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Even though sky-diving is relatively
safe today, the sport is still ______(ly) risky.
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His argument was ______, and
his paper was persuasive.
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He is the most _______ part
of the team; without him the mission would fail.
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After the strike, a ________(or)
was brought in to help settle the dispute.
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He had a very strong work _______,
and always gave his full effort.
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The http you see at the beginning
of URLs stands for the ______, or set of rules, that computers use to communicate.
Pink Sheet, p124. Prepositions.
"Busy P's...if you please."
Check Pink Sheet w/partner.
Go over pink sheet.( -0 = +2 -1 = +1)
ID the prepositions. Remember:
A preposition will ALWAYS have an object. ALWAYS "...with a noun, or at
least a pronoun, bringing up the rear..."
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Jack fell down
and broke his crown. a) adverb b) preposition
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The cowpoke came from
San "Antone." a) adverb b) preposition
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Gabriel was worried when the
plane flew over, and pedaled even faster.
a) adverb b) preposition
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Myron mailed the letter to his
grandma at the post office. a) the(2), to, at b) the(2), at
c) to d) at e) to, at
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Danny told us about the great
vacation he had at lunch. a) about b) about, at c) about,
at, the d) at e) no prepositions
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Hundreds of people swarmed into
the theater for the show. a) of b) of, into, swarmed
c) of, into d) of, into, for e) of, for
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Without a doubt, spitting on
the subway is against the law. a) without, doubt, on b) without,
on, is c) without, on, against d) on, against e) against
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If you try, you know that you
can fly...over the rainbow. a) that b) can c) can, over
d) over e) that, over
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I am going to skip on my way
home from Grandmother's house. a) to, on, from b) on, from
c) from d) to, from e) on
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After years as head coach, he
decided to step down. a) after b) after, as c)
after, as, down d) after, down e) after, as, to
Bonus: What's grammatically wrong with #4 and #5?
Charlotte 17
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Charlotte thinks Zachariah's
plan to go ashore in Providence and report Jaggery won't work, because
Jaggery would never let him get ashore. a) True b) False
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What does Zachariah say to show
Charlotte that any one of the crew was capable of killing Hollybrass?
a) He explains how they're all experts with a knife. b) He tells
her about the plan they had. c) He tells her how the whole crew is
made up of former criminals. d) He tells her how gossip travels in
a ship. e) None of the above.
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At this point, whom does Charlotte
think killed Hollybrass? a) Dillingham b) Keetch c) Jaggery
d) the whole crew e) none of the above
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When Jaggery comes to get Charlotte
for her trial, she says he looks at her... a) with hatred. b) with
disgust. c) with sick pleasure. d) like she's not there.
e) all of the above.
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Jaggery tells Charlotte that
she is only getting a trial because she's the daughter of one of the owners
of the company. a) True b) False
I'll check 600 words tomorrow.