Read the following excerpt from Incarceron by Catherine Fisher and then answer the following questions: Without waiting for his answer, she turned and swept back into (a) the Den. Slowly, Finn rubbed a hand around the back of his neck, (b) feeling the damp of sweat. He realized his body was a knot of (c) tension; he made himself breathe out. Then he froze. (d) Who or what is the subject of sentence (a)? she Is damp of sweat” the subject of sentence (b)? “the No How many subjects and predicates does sentence (c) have? of each (subject) realized (predicate) his body (subject) was a knot of tension “He (predicate); he (subject) made himself breathe out (predicate).” Is the word in sentence (d) part of the subject or the predicate? “Then” Predicate; it’s telling us the action happened, making it an adverb “when” modifying the verb. Using the proper proofreading marks, correct the six errors in this excerpt: For a moment he, couldn’t speak. Before he could draw a brethe, she says, must swear my safety. But he said have to pay the ransom.” “You “they The comma after isn’t in the book and so doesn’t count as one of the six. However, it “moment” should technically be there. Students might also consider moving the comma as one correction, still making it six in total. Wordplay Just for fun! – FIXER-ROOTER: How many words can you think of that have the same prefix, suffix, or root as the multisyllabic word below? EXTEMPORANEOUS (done or made without much or any preparation)
Read the following excerpt from Incarceron by Catherine Fisher and then answer the following questions: (a) Without waiting for his answer, she turned and swept back into the Den. (b) Slowly, Finn rubbed a hand around the back of his neck, feeling the damp of sweat. (c) He realized his body was a knot of tension; he made himself breathe out. (d) Then he froze. Who or what is the subject of sentence (a)? she Is “the damp of sweat” the subject of sentence (b)? No How many subjects and predicates does sentence (c) have? of each “He (subject) realized (predicate) his body (subject) was a knot of tension (predicate); he (subject) made himself breathe out (predicate).” Is the word “Then” in sentence (d) part of the subject or the predicate? Predicate; it’s telling us “when” the action happened, making it an adverb modifying the verb. Using the proper proofreading marks, correct the six errors in this excerpt: For a moment he, couldn’t speak. Before he could draw a brethe, she says, “You must swear my safety. But he said “they have to pay the ransom.” The comma after “moment” isn’t in the book and so doesn’t count as one of the six. However, it should technically be there. Students might also consider moving the comma as one correction, still making it six in total. Wordplay – Just for fun! FIXER-ROOTER: How many words can you think of that have the same prefix, suffix, or root as the multisyllabic word below? EXTEMPORANEOUS (done or made without much or any preparation)
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