Stems/Idioms
re
two words that use the stem meaning down
decline, decrease, demolish, decay, demean
What are the 2 types of personal pronouns?
subject and object
Which personal pronoun is the "doer" of the action?
subject
What is a symphony?
Musical instruments playing together
fear of water
hydrophobia
Heart set on
What is the word that the pronoun replaces called?
antecedent
When the lights go out, she goes to sleep.
pronoun? what type?
she/subject
illiterate
not able to read or write
List 3 words that could be used in math class.
subtract, bilateral, symmetry, semicircle, equation
Who is the person who takes someone?
captor
Juan and Mary went to the store to buy Joe a car.
They went to the store to buy him a car.
I played in the park and my mom threw a ball to me.
What is/are the pronoun(s)? Type(s)?
I is subject pronoun
me is an object pronoun
preview, predict, premature
List and define 2 words that use the stem believe
cred
incredible, credible, credit
Who is a subordinate?
A subordinate is someone who works under the boss.
Every class period the teachers give students homework.
Replace students with a pronoun. What type of pronoun is it?
The car is red and green.
Use a pronoun/what type?
It/subject
What is a dynamic character? Be specific and give an example
A dynamic character is a character who undergoes an internal change...in attitude or perspective.
example: Joe and John were not friends, but they learned to become friends.
List 4 negative idioms
zip it, in one ear and out the other, out of line,coach potato
stems that are opposites
mal and mis/bene
They told them a story.
pronoun(s)?
types(s)?
They-subject
them-object
Subject or Object pronoun?
we
me
them
she
we-subject
me-object
them-object
she-subject
Define round, flat, and static
round-we know a lot about
flat-we do not know a lot about
static-does not change