Wednesday, 9/24/08  "Mr. Morton is the SUBJECT of the sentence, and what the PREDICATE says, he does."
Warm Up. Click and Copy (1-5).

1. "jumbled sound"   a) symphony  b) phonograph  c) megaphone  d) microphone  e) cacophony
2. "self life writing"  a) autograph  b) bibliography  c) paragraph  d) autobiography  e) graphic
3. "light write"   a) phonograph  b) telegraph  c) calligraphy  d) geography  e) photograph
4. "distant sound"  a) phonograph  b) telegraph  c) telephone  d) phonetic  e) photograph
5. author : book :: musician : _________  a) audience  b) performance  c) instrument  d) microphone  e) autobiography
6. A lot of cake was served, during Cindy's wedding.  (simple subject?)   a) cake  b) a lot of cake  c) lot  d) Cindy  e) wedding
7. Captain Queso, the chief of police directed traffic during the president's visit. (simple subject?)  a) Captain Queso  b) Queso  c) chief  d) chief of police   e) Captain Queso, the chief of police
8. The sentence in #7 is correctly punctuated.   a) True  b) False
9. The sentence in #8 is correctly punctuated.   a) True  b) False
10. Dally : towheaded  :: Two-Bit : _______  a) leery  b) dogged  c) sideburns  d) wistful  e) joking

Tonight's Yellow Sheet (p7): SIMPLE PREDICATE = VERB + HELPING OR LINKING. Also Circle the Simple Subject!
Go over vocabulary homework.     |     Vocabulary Pretest #3.  (Oh, Raffle King?)

1. Johnny persisted ______(ly) in asking about his parents.  a) ironic  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) indignant  e) leery
2. The students _______(ed) the teacher to go easy on them. a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) indignant  e) implore
3. My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging out with.  a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) leery
4. I can't eat Snickers any more since I _______(ed) on them at Halloween.  a) bluff  b) dogged  c) leery  d) implore  e) gorge
5. I waited until Mom's anger ________(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.  a) acquit  b) dogged  c) bluff  d) subside  e) leery
6. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough, but there were too many of them and they were drunk.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) implore  e) gorge
7. Johnny would probably be _____(ed) on the charge of murder.  a) bluff  b) dogged  c) acquit   d) implore  e) gorge
8. Since I studied, I __________(ed) myself quite well on the test.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) acquit   d) implore  e) gorge
9. A good attitude is very _______ to doing well in school. a) ironic  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) acquit
10. The team's _______ defense is what kept them in the game.  a) leery  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) subside
11. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one. a) leery  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) bluff
12. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.   a) indignant  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) gorge
13. "You’re hungry?" he said _____(ly), "I'm the one who hasn't eaten all day!"   a) indignant  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) implore
14. Sitting on the steps of the church, Ponyboy thought ________(ly) of his life back home.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) gorge

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