Chapter 28-29
What does the word "Filibuster" mean?
A form of delaying action on a legislative issue, through long speeches or debates.
A/An (Indirect, Direct) tells to or for whom and action is done.
Indirect
What is the non-abbreviated version of these:
Mr.
Mrs.
Jr.
Mister
Misses
Junior
To faze is to (Appease, Lobby, Disturb)
To faze is to disturb
To (Faze, Phase, Filibuster) is to introduce in stages.
Phase
Find the prepositions, and objects of prepositions in the sentence
Without Amendment V, people would testify against themselves.
Without amendment
Against Themselves
Identify indirect object if present:
The American Revolution continued for eight years.
Has no indirect object
Proper place noun abbreviations:
Dr.
St.
Mt.
Drive
Street
Mountain
Do/Does grammar appeal to you?
Does
Write three of the seven coordinating conjunctions
And, But, Or, Nor, For, Yet, So
A pacifist prefers (War, Peace, Solitude)
Peace
Identify indirect object if present:
The response of the British government left the colonists no choice but to fight.
Colonists
A (Hung Jury, Filibuster, Cicerone) is a way of delaying legislative actions by means of long speeches.
Filibuster
Write each word that should be capitalized:
"grandma gave me cookies."
Grandma
Write the seven common coordinating conjunctions:
And, but or, nor, for, yet, and so
The Latin root word Grav means (accusation, proof, weighty)
Weighty
A (hector, consul, cicerone) guides sightseers through a landmark.
Cicerone
What is the verb phrase and it's tense:
Jane Eyre is living at Gateshead Hall Manor with her aunt-in-law Mrs. Reed.
Is living
present progressive
Write each word that should be capitalized:
"seth accepted grandma's cookies, like a good grandson."
Seth
Grandma's
Write the plural of these:
Leaf
Tax
Leaves
Taxes
Label the verb phrase transitive or intransitive:
Did the jet land in Memphis, Tennessee?
Transitive
Write three helping verbs starting with the letter H.
Has, Have, Had
Write each noun labeling it concrete or abstract:
Soda, Pencil, Sadness
Soda: Concrete
Pencil: Concrete
Sadness: Abstract
What does this sign mean ^
Insert missing word, letter, or punctuation
Label this verb phrase active or passive voice:
...is proposing to...
Active