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thepagestogether.(Nopaperclips.No doingthat stupidturning-over-the-corner-and-teqring
"makethemsticktogether."Noneof that.STAPLE BOTH PARTSTOGETHER andthenI cangradethem
to you.Otherwisenot.)Also,pleasenotethatyou areto cut your pensumalongthe
andreturnthe assignment
line in the left-handmargin.Pensathataren'tcut to size,or thataretorn out andhaveraggededges,tendto get
lostin transit.(l'll explainaboutthisin class.)
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A noun is a person,place,or thing.
A pronoun is a word that "standsin for" a noun- "The table is square.ft is an heirloom."
An antecedezlis the noun that the pronounstandsin for- "The table is square.It is an heirloom."
So: to find the antecedentof a pronoun, find the noun that it standsfor. Example: what is the
antecedentof ir in the above sentence?lt's the table: Why? Becauseyou need to know that it
"standsfor" the table to understandthe sentence"lt is an heirloom."
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to seehow the grammar of a sentencecontrols the meaning of the word. For instance,taggerwort is
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three.In simple language,explainto me how you knew that. (Say what part of speech-verb, noun,
pronoun- toggerwort has to be. Why?)
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EverysingleSYNTAX sectionin yourpensaexercises
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(seedefinitionof "subject"above)
3) What is the object of cooked(give one word)
4) What makesit the object?(seedefinition of "object"above)
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subjectof loves.Explain the reasoningthat led you choosethe one you did. (seedefinition of "subject"
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The first time I saw her,I thought she had a smile that lit up the room.
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George bought a garden hose,a hubcap for his Chevrolet, and a wax candle for that night's dinner
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mother had given him for his birthday.
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Answer all questionsin the spaceprovided.(If you don't know what the termssubJecl,object, lrn(lantecedentmean,
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essentialthat you study the sectionon "How to Do Your PensaExercises"beforegoingany further. Make sureyou know
exactlvwhat grammaticalfunction is meantby eachterm beforeyou fill in the blanks.)
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6: Whatis thesubiectoffadeth?(giveoneword)
8: What is the subiectof seals?(give one word)
l4: What is the obiect of love?(give one word)
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