Question

week 9 day 2
daily language
(1) choose the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: the snake rolled along the grass yesterday morning.
a. preposition b. relative pronoun c. relative adverb
(2) correct the following sentence: john thought he was going to win the race but ralph beat him.
(3) choose the synonym for the underlined word in the sentence: the kids bickered in the back seat on the long ride to the.
a. talked b. argued c. laughed d.
(4) what is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence: the wedding reception was very enjoyable for the bride.
a. not enjoyed b. one who enjoys c. able to enjoy
daily reading
the atlas
homer jumped in the car ready to go. jillean followed more slowly coming probably take. the children fastened their seat - belts, jillean moaning the whole time. their parents slid into the front and off they went! jillean immediately began looking out the window. their parents slid into the front and off they went! jillean immediately began looking out the window. homer was getting early impatient. homer asked his dad if he could program the gps. as homer began to program the gps, jillean said she missed the old - fashioned way of using an atlas. jilleans and homers dad asked if they knew about the greek myth of atlas. \what does a book of maps have to do with greek mythology?\ asked homer. dad began to tell the tale of atlas.
atlas was one of the titans. he was the titan god of astronomy and navigation. the titans were a group of gods. they ruled the earth before the olympian gods overthrew them in a big battle. most of the titans were sent to tartarus to be locked up for eternity. however, for atlas he reserved a special punishment. he was made to hold up the sky on his back for eternity.
\wow, that is really cool dad!\ cried homer. dad smiled and said, \maps are named after him. he helped people, find things!\ homer said, \i bet he helped sailors, and all kinds of people, find things!\ jillean looked out the window and smiled happily. \maps are all around us without us even realizing it!\ she said.

Explanation:

1. "along" in "The snake rolled along the grass yesterday morning" is a preposition showing the path or direction.
2. The proper names "John" and "Ralph" should be capitalized in "john thought he was going to win the race but ralph beat him", so it should be "John thought he was going to win the race but Ralph beat him".
3. "bickered" means to argue about petty things, so the synonym for "The kids bickered in the back seat on the long ride" is "argued".
4. "enjoyable" means able to be enjoyed or giving pleasure, so the meaning of "The wedding reception was very enjoyable for the bride" is "able to enjoy".

Answer:

1. a. preposition
2. John thought he was going to win the race but Ralph beat him.
3. b. argued
4. c. able to enjoy