Grammatically Speaking
The part of speech you hear for the word "dream" in this sentence:
"Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream."
What is a noun?
In the 1950s people of color were often treated with
_____________________.
What is injustice?
The library has _________ (very many) books.
What is numerous?
To issue books, newspapers, software, etc.
What is to publish?
The thinnest layer of the earth.
What is the crust.
The part of speech that "preferred" is in this sentence:
"Percy preferred blue cookies because that's what his mother used to make."
What is a verb?
Owning a home and a car were an _____________ of the American dream.
What is an example?
The librarian ____________ (plans) to re-shelf the books when we leave.
What is intends?
The original ________________ of the Constitution is stored in the National Archives in Washington DC.
What is manuscript.
The layer below Earth's surface where the tectonic plates are found.
What is the mantle.
Part of speech for "encounters" in this sentence:
"I have had many encounters with his brother."
What is a noun?
Rosa Parks was told to move to the back of the bus because ___________________ required African Americans to be separated from white people.
What is segregation.
Fred cannot __________(remember) where to find the biographies.
What is recall?
The editor wrote an _______________ that gave his opinion on the new bike helmet law.
What is an editorial?
This layer is of the earth is split into upper and lower.
What is the mantle.
Part of speech for "comfort" in this sentence:
"You should try to comfort a friend who is hurting."
What is a verb.
In the 1950s many Americans were in ______________ of the American dream.
What is pursuit?
You must be quiet in the library because it is hard to read in noisy commotion or _____________.
What is tumult?
There was so much bad news that year that the author wanted to publish a _________ (hopeful) story.
What is positive?
These layers of the earth are split into inner and outer.
What is the core?
Part of speech expressed in this sentence for the word "muted":
"She wore muted colors, like she wanted to blend in with the crowd."
What is an adjective?
The automobile industry __________________ (put to work), many Americans in the 1950s.
What is employed?
The library is a great place to pursue you _________ (related to school) activities.
What is scholastic?
The journalist would not ___________ (tell) the source for his information.
What is disclose?
The substance that makes up earth's inner core.
What is iron?