Parts of Speech and Target Vocabulary

Definitions 1

100

What does sanitary mean? 

Clean and free o germs. 

The dishes were sanitary after they had been washed. 

200

What does hostile mean? 

Seize means to take something suddenly, with force, and without asking. 

I seized my mom's cookies without asking her. 

300

What does manufacture mean?

To make a lot of products for sale from raw materials. 

The clothing store manufactured a lot shirts from the cotton they harvested from cotton plants. 

400

What does scarce mean?

Scarce means not enough.

The teachers panicked when the paperclips were scarce. If they ran out, how would they keep all the papers together???

500

What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor? Give an example of each. 

A push factor is a reason someone wants to leave the country they are living in like a natural disaster or a lack of jobs.

A pull factor is a reason someone wants to come to a new country. Better schools or a stronger health care system are pull factors. 

Key Concepts

100

How did the Louisiana Purchase cause the Lewis and Clark expedition? 

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the size of the United States and gave the United States access to the Mississippi River. 

200

In what way did the Lewis and Clark expedition fail? 

The expedition failed to find a water route to the West Coast.

300

In what ways did the Lewis and Clark expedition succeed? 

1) Made alliances with some Native American tribes

2) Explored the land and made maps. 

400

What was the main push factor that motivated people to immigrate to California?  

Gold was discovered in California leading to the California Gold Rush. 

500

What were some push factors (2) that motivated people to leave the East coast after the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

1) More and more people were immigrating to the East Coast. This made cities overcrowded and unsanitary.

2) immigrating to the East Coast. This meant that there was more competition for jobs and fewer people had jobs. 

Words in a sentence

100

The business prospered when more and more people bought their products. 

What part of speech are the bolded words? Why?

Business: Noun

Prosper: Verb

200

The hostile dog growled and showed his teeth. 

What part of speech are the bolded word?

Growled: Verb

Hostile: Adjective 

300

The population of the country increased when more and more people immigrated to the United States. 

What part of speech are the bolded words? Why?

Population: Noun

Immigrated: Verb

400

As the United States territory expanded, Native American land was seized and Native Americans were forced onto reservations? 

What part of speech are the bolded words? 

Territory: Noun

Seize: Verb

Reservations: Noun

Grading Sentences

100

I failed to train my puppy because the dog treats were scarce. They were running out. 

Is scarce used correctly? Why or why not? 

It is being used correctly. It is an adjective that describes the number of dog treats. 

200

There are a lot of manufacture trees around. 

Is manufacture used correctly? Why or why not? 

Manufacture is not used correctly. It is a verb but there is no action. 

300

Running outside was endure. 

Is endure used correctly? Why or why not?

Endure is not used correctly. Endure is a verb but there is no action.