Vocabulary I
This vocabulary word from Assignment 1.4 means "to think carefully"
to ponder
This vocabulary word from Assignment 2.1 means "unwanted"
Undesirable
How did the main character in Horacio Quiroga's "The Dead Man" die?
He accidentally falls into his machete.
This part of speech describes a person, place, thing, idea, or emotion
Noun
Identify the proper noun(s) in the following sentence:
On a sunny Monday, Mr. Bryan fought a gigantic bear and won.
Monday, Mr. Bryan
This vocabulary word from Assignment 1.4 means "a treatment or cure"
Remedy
This vocabulary word from Assignment 2.1 means "a state of wild excitement"
Frenzy
What is the favorite meal of the Nacirema?
Mashed wheat and water paste, baked with curdled milk and sliced pig intestines (Or, hot dogs!)
This part of speech is used to describe a noun.
Adjective
Identify the common noun(s) in the following sentence:
On a sunny Monday, Mr. Bryan fought a gigantic bear and won.
bear
This vocabulary word from Assignment 1.4 means "unimportant"
Trivial
This vocabulary word from Assignment 2.1 means "to make [something] last longer"
To prolong
The farmer in Horacio Quiroga's "The Dead Man" works at a plantation which grows which type of fruit?
Bananas
This part of speech is used to indicate an action.
Verb.
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
On a sunny Monday, Mr. Bryan fought a gigantic bear and won.
sunny, gigantic
This vocabulary word from Assignment 1.4 means "guaranteed to happen."
Inevitable
This vocabulary word from Assignment 2.1 means "to gather, collect, or increase in amount."
To accumulate
Name the three animals which the Nacirema use for beauty products.
Whale, fish, deer.
This type of noun exists physically (can be touched).
Concrete noun
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
On a sunny Monday, Mr. Bryan fought a gigantic bear and won.
fought, won
This vocabulary word from Assignment 1.4 means "impossible to stop"
Inexorable
This vocabulary word from Assignment 2.1 means "the opening or beginning stage"
Preliminary
Dr. E. Ron Eous is a specialist in this branch of science which studies human society and culture.
Anthropology
This type of noun does not exist physically.
Abstract noun.
Come to the board and label the nouns, adjectives, and verbs in the following sentence:
Yesterday, I decided to visit an old friend, Max, in Agoura Hills, California.
Labels: CN, PN, V, ADJ
CN: friend
PN: Max, Agoura Hills, California
V: decided, to visit
ADJ: old