Possessives
Correct this: The words of the poet’s are powerful in Hollow.
The words of the poet are powerful in Hollow.
Choose the correct: The protestor’s/protestors’ message is clear.
The protestors’ message is clear.
Is justice countable or uncountable?
uncountable
Choose the correct: The fruit (hang/hangs) from the tree.
hangs
Identify the tense: Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze. (Strange Fruit)
Present continuous.
Rewrite using a possessive: The eyes of the child in London.
The child’s eyes in London.
Is marches singular or plural? Explain.
Plural. Add -es to nouns ending in -ch.
Correct the error: They have many hopes for freedom.
They have much hope for freedom.
Correct the error: The voices in the poem is powerful.
The voices in the poem are powerful.
Change this to past: The people speak of injustice.
The people spoke of injustice.
Choose the correct form: The trees’/tree’s fruit is bitter in Strange Fruit.
The tree’s fruit is bitter in Strange Fruit.
Correct the error: The protests was silent.
The protests were silent.
Fill in the blank: There was (a lot of/many) pain in the poem.
a lot of
Complete: Neither the speaker nor the audience _____ silent. (was/were)
was
Write a present perfect sentence about the lasting impact of London.
Blake’s London has influenced generations of readers.
Write a sentence using a possessive to describe the sorrow in Hollow.
The community’s sorrow is expressed in Hollow.
Write a sentence using both cry (singular) and cries (plural) in a protest context.
The cry for freedom in London was ignored, but the cries in Strange Fruit echo through history.
Write a sentence about anger as an uncountable noun in Strange Fruit.
The anger in Strange Fruit rises with each verse.
Write a sentence about the cries in Strange Fruit using correct SVA.
The cries in Strange Fruit are haunting.
Write a past perfect sentence about something that happened before the protest in Hollow.
The statue had already been built before the protest in Hollow began.
Write a sentence comparing the pain of the protestors in London and Strange Fruit using possessives.
The protestors’ pain in London mirrors the victims’ suffering in Strange Fruit.
Write a sentence where the subject is plural but takes a singular verb (e.g., crowd, audience) in a protest context.
The crowd was silent during the protest in Hollow.
Write a sentence about dreams (countable) and hope (uncountable) in London.
The people’s dreams are shattered, but hope remains unbroken in London.
Write a sentence using each as the subject, in the context of Hollow, with correct verb agreement.
Each line in Hollow speaks of remembrance.
Write a future perfect sentence predicting how Strange Fruit will be remembered in the future.
By 2050, Strange Fruit will have been studied in classrooms worldwide.