thursday, september 11 vocabulary 1.7 gum 2.2 literary analysis and composition 2014-2015

Thursday, September 11

Vocabulary 1.7

GUM 2.2

Literary Analysis and Composition 2014-2015

Vocabulary 1.7

What is our lesson objective?

Define and use words with Greek and Latin roots.

Quick Review!• anthropology

• autocrat

• automaton

• autonomy

• autopsy

• egoism

• feminism

• feminist

• gynecology

• homicide

• humane

• humanism

• humanities

• misanthrope

• virile

• congenital

• engender

• genealogy

• genesis

• genocide

• genre

• genteel

• Gentile

• gentry

• heterogeneous

• homogeneous

• indigenous

• ingenious

• progenitor

• progeny

GUM 2.2• What are our lesson objectives?

• Identify predicate adjectives in sentences.

• Distinguish between predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives in sentences.

• Identify predicate nominatives in sentences.

Keywords and Pronunciation• compound predicate adjective : two or more predicate

adjectives following the same linking verb, joined by a conjunction

• compound predicate nominative : two or more predicate nominatives following the same linking verb, joined by a conjunction

• direct object : a noun or pronoun that answers the question What? or Whom? after an action verb

• indirect object : a noun or pronoun that answers the question To or for whom? or To or for what? after an action verb

Keywords and Pronunciation• linking verb : a verb that links the subject with another word that

renames or describes the subject

• predicate adjective : an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies, or describes, the subject

• predicate nominative : a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies, renames, or explains the subject

• prepositional phrase : a group of words that begins with a preposition, ends with a noun or pronoun, and is used as an adjective or adverb

• subject complement : a word that identifies, renames, or explains the subject; includes predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives

Let’s Practice!• Select the correct linking verb and predicate

nominative pair in each sentence.

• 1. Ms. Nobles was my voice teacher for two years.

• A. was, teacher

• B. was, years

• C. for, two

• D. for, years

Let’s practice!• Select the correct linking verb and predicate


• 2. Mr. Lee is my coach this year, and he can be tough.

• A. is, my

• B. is, coach

• C. can be, he

• D. can be,



• 3. Mark Twain became a popular writer who wrote many classics.

• A. became, popular

• B. became, writer

• C. wrote, many

• D. wrote, classics


nominative pair in each sentence

• 4. Samuel Clemens was his real name.

• A. Samuel Clemens, was

• B. Samuel Clemens, name

• C. was, real

• D. was, name



• 5. Leonard Bernstein was a fine pianist in his day.

• A. Bernstein, pianist

• B. was, fine

• C. was, pianist

• D. was, day

Let’s practice!• Select the correct linking verb and predicate adjective

pair in each sentence.

• 6. A funnel will always be conical in shape.

• A. will always, shape

• B. will be, shape

• C. will be, conical

• D. will always be, shape



• 7. The ears and legs of a hare are relatively long.

• A. are, relatively

• B. are relatively, long

• C. relatively, long

• D. are, long



• 8. The city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is holy to Muslims.

• A. is, holy

• B. is, Saudi Arabia

• C. is, Saudi Arabia, holy

• D. is, Muslims



• 9. Their car appears new after a fresh coat of paint.

• A. appears, paint

• B. appears, coat

• C. appears, fresh

• D. appears, new



• 10. Our basement usually remains cool and is a nice place for relaxation during the summer.

• A. remains, nice

• B. remains, cool

• C. remains, place

• D. is, nice

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