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discomfort
noun – feeling of uneasiness
dismayed
verb – troubled, distressed
immobile
adj – unable to move
stamina
noun – the power to resist fatigue
terrified
verb – frightened
unsure
adj – not certain
Using Parts of a Book and an Index
Most books are organized in similar ways.
Knowing how a book is organized will help you find information quickly and easily.
copyright pageusually follows the title page; tells when the book was published and whether it has been revised
table of contents
lists the chapters of the book and indicates the page number on which each chapter begins
indexat the end of the book; lists topics alphabetically and shows the page numbers where information can be found
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
The verb, or simple predicate, in a sentence can be more than one word.
The main verb is the most important word in the predicate.
The helping verb comes before the main verb.
Sentence Helping Verb
Main Verb
LaVonne is climbing the wall.
She has passed the halfway point.
She will pull herself to the top soon.
Sentence Helping Verb
Main Verb
LaVonne is climbing the wall. is
She has passed the halfway point.
She will pull herself to the top soon.
Sentence Helping Verb
Main Verb
LaVonne is climbing the wall. is climbing
She has passed the halfway point.
She will pull herself to the top soon.
Sentence Helping Verb
Main Verb
LaVonne is climbing the wall. is climbing
She has passed the halfway point.
has
She will pull herself to the top soon.
Sentence Helping Verb
Main Verb
LaVonne is climbing the wall. is climbing
She has passed the halfway point.
has passed
She will pull herself to the top soon.
Sentence Helping Verb
Main Verb
LaVonne is climbing the wall. is climbing
She has passed the halfway point.
has passed
She will pull herself to the top soon.
will
Sentence Helping Verb
Main Verb
LaVonne is climbing the wall. is climbing
She has passed the halfway point.
has passed
She will pull herself to the top soon.
will pull
Linking VerbsA linking verb joins the subject to a word in the predicate that names or describes the subject. It does not show action.
A predicate noun follows a linking verb and names the subject.
A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and describes the subject.
Linking Verbs (cont.)
The most common linking verbs are the forms of the verb “to be”:◦am◦is◦was◦are◦be◦being◦been
Linking Verbs (cont.)
Other commonly used linking verbs:
appear grow seem stay
become look smell taste
feel remain sound turn
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
The fear place is a narrow curve.
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is
The fear place is a narrow curve.
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
is
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
is curve
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
is curve
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
is curve
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
was
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
is curve
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
was cougar
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
is curve
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
was cougar
The cougar was cooperative.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
is curve
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
was cougar
The cougar was cooperative.
was
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The trail is steep in places.
is steep
The fear place is a narrow curve.
is curve
The animal on the trail was a cougar.
was cougar
The cougar was cooperative.
was cooperative
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The high walls are a comfort to Doug.
Doug’s nerves were unsteady.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The high walls are a comfort to Doug.
Doug’s nerves were unsteady.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The high walls are a comfort to Doug.
are
Doug’s nerves were unsteady.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The high walls are a comfort to Doug.
are comfort
Doug’s nerves were unsteady.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The high walls are a comfort to Doug.
are comfort
Doug’s nerves were unsteady.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The high walls are a comfort to Doug.
are comfort
Doug’s nerves were unsteady.
were
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
The high walls are a comfort to Doug.
are comfort
Doug’s nerves were unsteady.
were unsteady
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
Doug is a strong hiker.
He was very brave today.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
Doug is a strong hiker.
He was very brave today.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
Doug is a strong hiker.
is
He was very brave today.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
Doug is a strong hiker.
is hiker
He was very brave today.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
Doug is a strong hiker.
is hiker
He was very brave today.
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
Doug is a strong hiker.
is hiker
He was very brave today.
was
Sentence Linking Verb
Predicate Noun
Predicate Adjective
Doug is a strong hiker.
is hiker
He was very brave today.
was brave
Suffixes –ward & -ous
-ous means “full of”-ward means “in a certain direction”
Recognizing suffixes makes it easier to identify the base word or root.
-ous means “full of”-ward means “in a certain direction”
Word Meaning
dangerous
envious
downward
homeward
upward
-ous means “full of”-ward means “in a certain direction”
Word Meaning
dangerous full of danger or risk
envious
downward
homeward
upward
-ous means “full of”-ward means “in a certain direction”
Word Meaning
dangerous full of danger or risk
envious full of or expressing envy
downward
homeward
upward
-ous means “full of”-ward means “in a certain direction”
Word Meaning
dangerous full of danger or risk
envious full of or expressing envy
downward from a higher place to a lower place
homeward
upward
-ous means “full of”-ward means “in a certain direction”
Word Meaning
dangerous full of danger or risk
envious full of or expressing envy
downward from a higher place to a lower place
homeward toward home
upward
-ous means “full of”-ward means “in a certain direction”
Word Meaning
dangerous full of danger or risk
envious full of or expressing envy
downward from a higher place to a lower place
homeward toward home
upward toward a higher place
/âr/, /ôr/, and /är/ Sounds
/âr/ are hare, rareair hair, flair
/ôr/ or torch, gorge oar soar, boardore
/är/ ar
/âr/, /ôr/, and /är/ Sounds
/âr/ are hare, rareair hair, flair
/ôr/ or torch, gorge oar soar, boardore tore, bore
/är/ ar
/âr/, /ôr/, and /är/ Sounds
/âr/ are hare, rareair hair, flair
/ôr/ or torch, gorge oar soar, boardore tore, bore
/är/ ar scar, far
HomophonesHomophones are words that sound alike,
but have different spellings and meanings.Examples:
◦Doug’s fear grew during the course of the hike.◦He watched Charlie lick her fur with her coarse
tongue.◦The sun shone down hotter and hotter as he
climbed.◦To think that a cougar had shown him how to get
around the ledge!
Online Resources The Fear Place - part 1 of 2 (13:31) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlREfW61zxU The Fear Place - part 2 of 2 (10:38)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzb3uio_BGc&feature=relmfu Main Verbs & Helping Verbs (2:40)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05JqFOKE9DQ Verb Song from Grammaropolis - "Lights! Camera!!
Action Verb!!!“ Action Verbs & Linking Verbs (3:55)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2gCrABrj_U Action Verbs Versus Linking Verbs (4:28)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVDEceE3rS4 School House Rock: Grammar Classics (21:10)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAM--xTz8fM