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Tuesday, January 4th
• Agenda:
• Music Journal
• SAT Vocabulary
• Grammar Notes:
Nouns
• Homework:
• Define SAT
vocabulary by Weds:
due at the BOP
• Grammar Worksheet
due Thursday.
SAT Vocabulary Due Weds.
Write the word and definition.
1. Trenchant
2. Procrastinate
3. Roster
4. Impede
5. Forbear
6. Migratory
7. Evade
8. Efface
9. Asunder
10. Incite
Let’s Talk
Grammar.
Today we are going to discuss…
NOUNS
Common Noun
*a general name for a
person, place thing, or
idea.
*A common noun is NOT
capitalized!
Ex. city, boy, books
Identify the nouns in the sentences:
• The girl walked to the
bookstore.
• Dogs make the best pets!
• Vampires are better than
werewolves.
Examples
• The girl walked to the
bookstore.
• Dogs make the best pets!
• Vampires are better than
werewolves.
Proper Noun (proper,
because it has importance)
*a name of a particular
person, place, thing, or idea.
*A proper noun IS capitalized! It is
important and has a certain level of
significance, like your name!
Ex. Baltimore, Friday, Astros, Houston
Street, Edward Cullen, Jane Austen,
(all names, all important!)
*Practice- Identify all nouns in sentence
and label common or proper.
1. Antonio emigrated to the United States from
Italy.
2. The homeless woman in the doorway often
reads the newspaper.
3. The bicycle had a basket attached to the
handlebars.
4. In Philadelphia, look for Independence Hall
where the Declaration of Independence was
signed.
5. Perhaps your city has many museums,
galleries, and libraries where you can spend a
quiet Sunday.
*Practice- Identify all nouns in sentence
and label common or proper.
1. Antonio(P) emigrated to the United States(P)
from Italy(P).
2. The homeless woman(C) in the doorway(C)
often reads the newspaper(C).
3. The bicycle(C) had a basket(C) attached to the
handlebars(C).
4. In Philadelphia(P), look for Independence
Hall(P) where the Declaration of
Independence(P) was signed.
5. Perhaps your city(C) has many museums(C),
galleries(C), and libraries(C) where you can
spend a quiet Sunday(P).
Types of Pronouns
*You can add these to the*
other noun notes.
Personal Pronoun
• Refers to a person, second
person, and third person.
• Function: I, You, He, She, it
Example: You have to study
and learn all the material in
the law book.
Possessive Pronoun
• Shows ownership or belonging
• Function: My, Mine, Ours
Example: Josh received his
temporary license by passing
2 tests.
Antecedent
• An antecedent is the noun
which is being given a
pronoun.
• Ex:
–Kirsten took her dog to the vet, but
he was scared.
Reflexive Pronoun
• Reflects an action back on a
preceding noun or pronoun.
• Function: himself
Example: Mary drove herself to
school the next day.
Intensive
• Emphasizes a noun or
pronoun in the same sentence
• Function: herself
• The manager of the driving
school himself rode with
Pat.
Interrogative
• Used to ask a question
• Function: Who, What, When,
Where, Why
Example
• What are the requirements for
obtaining a driver license?
Wednesday, January 5th
• Agenda:
• Check vocab and go
over definitions
• Continue Grammar
Notes over Pronouns
and nouns
• Begin Non-Fiction
Short Story Unit: Mrs.
Flowers
• Homework:
• Grammar WS due
tomorrow!!
• Vocab Quiz Friday
• Finish Mrs. FlowersDue tomorrow
SAT Vocabulary
*Study all words for quiz on
Friday, January 7th
Trenchant
• Definition:
– Cutting, incisive,
having a sharp
point; sarcastic
• Examples:
– The music teacher
made numerous
trenchant comments
about the band’s
performance; clearly
she thought the band
stunk.
– Julia had a trenchant
tongue and was always
putting her friends
down behind their
backs.
Procrastinate
• Definition:
– To put off until a
later time
• Examples:
– Tom would
procrastinate until the
last minute to do his
homework.
– Wilcox had a
procrastinating
personality; whatever
he started, you felt he
was probably not
going to finish.
Roster
• Definition:
– A list of names;
especially of
personnel available
for duty
• Examples:
– The football program
has a roster for both
teams.
– Tom saw his name on
the duty roster.
Impede
• Definition:
– To obstruct or
interfere with; to
delay
• Examples:
– He was only my uncle, but
he always told me no
matter what, not to let
anyone impede my
ambition to go to medical
school.
– As a hopeful runner on the
school track team, James
Carver’s biggest
impediment to his foot
speed was his short legs.
Forbear
• Definitions:
– To refrain from; to
abstain; to be
patient or tolerant
• Examples:
– To forbear your
opinion on any
controversial matter
until you have first
heard all the facts is
generally the wisest
course of action.
– Henry forbore his
decision to close the
store, deciding to wait
until after the holiday
season.
Migratory
• Definition:
– Wandering,
nomadic
• Examples:
– Most American Indian
tribes in the old west
were migratory and
followed the
movements of the
buffalo.
– Fruit pickers are
migratory workers
who move from place
to place at harvesting
time.
Evade
• Definition:
– To elude or avoid
by cunning; to flee
from a pursuer
• Examples:
– Jane always managed
to evade helping her
sister wash the dinner
dishes by claiming she
had homework to do.
– Their romance never
really blossomed as
their friends expected,
because Sarah was the
pursuer, but Bill was
the evader.
Efface
• Definition:
– To rub away
• Examples:
– To assure that he left
no clues, the thief
effaced his
fingerprints from the
stolen car.
– Someone vandalized
the museum paintings
by effacing each one
with red spray paint.
Asunder
• Definition:
– In separate
parts; apart
from each other
in position
•
Examples:
– When the earthquake
stopped, and we came up
from our shelter, we found
the city had been torn
asunder and not one single
building was left standing.
– Our team lost its unity and
became a group of
individuals who played
entirely for themselves,
asunder from each other.
Incite
• Definition:
– To arouse to action
• Examples:
– When Rodney decided
that his case was
hopeless, nothing the
doctors could say
would incite him to
fight his illness.
– Waving a stick at
Jerry’s dog only
incites him and
increases the chance
he will bite you.
Demonstrative
• Points out specific persons,
places, things, or ideas.
• Function: that, those, this,
these
Example: Is that the marker
Halle’s front bumper hit?
Relative
• Introduces a subordinate
clause
• Function: who, which
Example: The examiner, who
administered Al’s test, carried
a clipboard.
Indefinite
• Does not refer to a certain
person or thing.
• Function: Someone
Example: Everyone took
lessons through the school’s
program.
Thursday, January 6th
• Agenda:
• Grammar Practice:
Nouns and Pronouns
• Check grammar WS
• Discuss Mrs. Flowers
and turn in
• Homework:
• SAT Vocab and
Grammar quiz
TOMORROW!!
– Study words
– Study nouns (2 types)
– Study all pronouns
Pronoun
Practice
Underline the pronoun or pronouns described in
parentheses after each sentence.
1. Laura admitted she was nervous before her
driving test.(possessive)
2. The license itself confers on its owner both
privileges and responsibilities.(intensive)
3. The examiner told me to park the car, and
then he got out.(personal)
4. Sharese told herself to relax before her
test.(reflexive)
5. My grandfather claims that he taught himself
how to drive.(reflexive)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Answers
Laura admitted she was nervous before
her driving test. (possessive)
The license itself confers on its owner
both privileges and
responsibilities.(intensive)
The examiner told me to park the car, and
then he got out.(personal)
Sharese told herself to relax before her
test.(reflexive)
My grandfather claims that he taught
himself how to drive.(reflexive)