Warm Ups
8/25/15
Directions: Identify the words acting as a noun(s) in the following
sentences. Just write the answer.
1. The early literature of the Anglo-Saxon period mostly took the
form of lengthy epic poems praising the deeds of heroic
warriors.
2. While epics such as Beowulf gave Anglo-Saxons a taste of glory,
scops also sang shorter, lyric poems such as “The Seafarer.”
8/26/15
Directions: Identify the words acting as a verb(s). Just write the answer.
1. There are similar patterns in South Korea, where the
government estimates roughly one in 10 children between the
ages of 10 and 19 are addicted to the internet.
2. Although internet addiction is not formally recognized in the
United States as a mental illness, there is a growing concern
among medical practitioners and health officials here, whose
need is to offer therapy and treatment centers for it.
8/27/15
Directions: Write the sentence down. Underline the adjectives, and
circle the adverbs. Identify the adjectives in the following sentences.
Adjectives add description to the noun. Adverbs describe how the verb
is acting.
1. This is an important step, but while experts rightly debate
where to add a category for Internet addiction, the rest of us
need to come to terms with this issue now.
8/28/15
Directions: Write the sentence down. Underline the prepositions and
circle the object of the preposition.
1. There wasn’t much special about the event’s story line: A young
Triple H had defeated Razor Ramon earlier that night, and the
main event featured WWF champion Shawn Michaels against
Diesel in a steel cage. After Michaels downed Diesel with a steel
chair and won, Razor came into the ring.
8/31
Directions: Write down the word that is the simple subject. Write down
the word that is the simple predicate.
1. Three days after Katrina first struck New Orleans, the
Charity team, out of options, planned a rescue mission.
2. They paddled dozens of patients across flooded roadways
and then carried them up seven flights of stairs to the top
of a parking deck to wait for a chance to evacuate the
critically ill.
9/1
Write down the sentence. Underline the complete subject. Bracket the
complete predicate.
1. With her performances in the last 12 months you'd be
forgiven for thinking that Serena Williams has never lost a
match at a grand slam.
2. Her imposing game, force of will and hunger indeed make
the American especially difficult to stop at tennis' four
major tournaments, evidenced by a winning percentage of
88% at grand slams and 85% in all other top-level main
draw encounters.
9/3
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