2 nd Six Weeks Review

1. 2nd Six Weeks Review

2. Pronouns and Antecedents • The book is not as difficult as its first chapter suggests. • The pronoun is _____? • The antecedent is _____? • Somehow Amy managed to lose her clarinet. • The pronoun is _____? • The antecedent is _____? • Since Jake and Jack were moved into different classes, they have been getting better grades. • The pronoun is _____? • The antecedent is _____?

3. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns • Bobby gave __________ the best chance to do well by studying. • What pronoun would go in the blank? • Is it reflexive or intensive? Why? • Mary Anne and Joanna helped __________ to the plate of warm cookies in the kitchen. • What pronoun would go in the blank? • Is it reflexive or intensive? Why? • Jon Stewart __________ directed his first feature film this past summer. • What pronoun would go in the blank? • Is it reflexive or intensive? Why?

4. Demonstrative Pronouns • What are the four demonstrative pronouns? • this, that, these, those • Is that the road we take to get to Six Flags? • What is the demonstrative pronoun? • What is its antecedent? • “Jack, these are some of my friends.” • What is the demonstrative pronoun? What is its antecedent?

5. Relative Pronouns • What are the five relative pronouns? • that, which, who, whom, whose • Here is the recipe that Bonnie lost. • What is the relative pronoun? • He is the guy whose car has a new stereo. • What is the relative pronoun? • Is this the child _____ you saw earlier? • What relative pronoun would go in the blank?

6. Interrogative Pronouns • What are the five interrogative pronouns? • what, which, who, whom, whose • _____ is the best bank to keep a checking account? • What interrogative pronoun best fits the question? • _____ would like to go see Catching Fire? • What interrogative pronoun best fits the question? • From _____ did you receive the beautiful necklace? • What interrogative pronoun best fits the question?

7. Indefinite Pronouns • Neither of my parents would allow me to stay out past curfew? • What is the indefinite pronoun? • Is it singular or plural? How do you know? • We should be able to fit most of the presents under the tree? • What is the indefinite pronoun? • Is it singular or plural? How do you know? • Will you pick up a few groceries on your way home? • What is the indefinite pronoun? • Is it singular or plural? How do you know?

8. Adjectives good • “The house had good bones. It was built of rough-hewn rock quarried on the property, still standing stone on stone after years of neglect. But the skeleton was all that remained. The roof and porch and wooden parts had rotted away to reveal a stark and decaying beauty. An engraved stone set into the wall next to the entry: A. Hastynges, 1850. The footprints of other buildings were nearly obscured by the undergrowth: a barn, perhaps, a shed, the remains of a stone wall” (Chima 82). • g rough-hewn wooden stark decaying engraved other stone

9. Greek and Latin Roots • com • hemi • mega • multi / poly • vac / vacu • omni • all • many • half • together, common • great, large • empty

10. Vocabulary

11. having arrogant superiority to others • haughty

12. polished is an antonym for… • uncouth

13. calmness is a synonym for… • tranquility

14. not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on • tentative

15. stern in appearance; serious • austere

16. endure is a synonym for… • persevere

17. destroy is an antonym for… • erect

18. to consider something deeply and thoroughly • ponder

19. a person employed to drive a private car • chauffeur

20. lengthy is an antonym for… • succinct

21. not clearly understood or expressed • obscure

22. near-sighted is a synonym for… • myopic

23. crude and unrefined; lacking in good manners • uncouth

24. determination is a synonym for… • fortitude

25. comfortable is an antonym for… • austere

26. a sudden, disturbing feeling, usually of unease or illness • qualm

27. modest is an antonym for… • haughty

28. deeply or seriously thoughtful • pensive

29. to drive away or off; to make vanish • dispel

30. characterized by clear, precise expression in a few words • succinct

31. confident is an antonym for… • tentative

32. compel is an antonym for… • dispel

33. cowardice is an antonym for… • fortitude

34. crude is a synonym for… • uncouth

35. formal is a synonym for… • austere

36. vague is a synonym for… • obscure

37. strength and firmness of mind • fortitude

38. to build; to put up • erect

39. to persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task • persevere

40. a mood free from stress or tension • tranquility

41. unable to see distant object clearly • myopic

42. misgiving is a synonym for… • qualm

43. hesitant is a synonym for… • tentative

44. dismiss is a synonym for… • dispel

45. curt is a synonym for… • succinct

46. quit is an antonym for… • persevere

47. ignore is an antonym for… • ponder

48. chaos is an antonym for… • tranquility

49. carefree is an antonym for… • pensive

50. proud is a synonym for… • haughty