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GRC Root word and sentence study guide.
Chron
(time) Chronological
Cide
(kill)
insecticide
Cgnose, gnosi (know) prognosis, diagnosis
Cord, cor, card (heart) cardiac, courage, cordial
Cosm
(universe)
cosmos
Crat
(rule, strength) democratic
Crea
(create)
create
Cred
(believe)
creed, credit
Crease, crete, crease, cru (rise, grow) crescendo
Cur, curs
(run) current
Cycl, cyclo
(wheel, circular) Cyclops
Deca
(ten) decade
Dent
(tooth) dental
Derm
(skin) dermatology
Die, dict
(say, speak) diction
Domin
(master) dominate
Dorm
(sleep) dormitory
Dox
(opinion, praise) orthodox, paradox
1. Elise, will you accept my apology?
What is Elise?
Subject, Appositive noun, noun of direct address
2. Always write your name on the paper. What is the subject?
Name, you, paper
3. My friend, George, will travel here on Tuesday. How is George used in the sentence?
Appositive noun, subject, direct object.
4. It’s very warm in our classroom today. What is it’s?
Possessive pronoun, it is, subject
5. I like the book, The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton. How is The Outsiders in the sentence?
Subject, verb, appositive noun
6. We don’t need any new paint for out project, Dad. How is the word Dad used in the sentence?
Noun of direct address, subject, appositive noun
Pick two of the sentences above and identify the part of speech for each word.
Pick one of the sentences and diagram the sentence.
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GRC Quiz
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Match the correct letter of the definition to the number. (2 pts.)
Chron
Chronological
Cide
insecticide
Cgnose, gnosi
prognosis, diagnosis
Cord, cor, card
cardiac, courage, cordial
Cosm
cosmos
Crat
democratic
Cred
creed, credit
Cresce, crete, crease, cru
crescendo
Cur, curs
current
Cycl, cyclo
Cyclops
Derm
dermatology
Domin
dominate
Dorm
dormitory
Dox
orthodox, paradox
A. know
B. rule, strength
C. wheel, circular
D. kill
E. master
AB. run
AC. time
AD. skin
BC. sleep
BD. heart
CD. Rise, grow
CE. Opinion, praise
AE. universe
BE. believe
Grammar Identify the correct answer to the question about the part of speech in the sentence. (2 Pts.)
1. Elise, will you accept my apology?
What is Elise?
a. Subject b. Appositive noun c. noun of direct address
2. Always write your name on the paper. What is the subject?
a. Name
b. you c. paper
3. My friend, George, will travel here on Tuesday. How is George used in the sentence?
a. Appositive noun b. subject
c. direct object.
4. It’s very warm in our classroom today. What is it’s?
a. Subject b. contraction---it is c. possessive pronoun
5. I like the book, The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton. How is The Outsiders in the sentence?
a. Subject b. appositive noun c. noun of direct address
6. We don’t need any new paint for out project, Dad. How is the word Dad used in the sentence?
a. Noun of direct address b. appositive noun c. subject
Pick two of the sentences above and identify the part of speech for each word. (6 points)
Pick one of the sentences and diagram the sentence. (4 points)