#1
Syntax lesson #1:
Brother, continue to listen.
You say that you are sent to instruct us to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind; and, if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter. You say that you are right and we are lost. How do we know this to be true?
Chief Red Jacket, “Chief Red Jacket Rejects a Change of Religion”
Analyze:
Brother, continue to listen.
You say that you are sent to instruct us to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind; and, if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter. You say that you are right and we are lost. How do we know this to be true?
Chief Red Jacket, “Chief Red Jacket Rejects a Change of Religion”
Analyze:
- The words you say are repeated several times in the sentence. What is the repetition’s function?
- The question at the end of the passage is a rhetorical question. What attitude toward the audience is expressed by the use of a rhetorical question?
#2
The almanacs editor, Janice Stillman, says, “That information is of value to our readers who practice these traditional methods—and claim great success.”
A) NO CHANGE
B) almanacs’s
C) almanac’s
D) almanacs’
A) NO CHANGE
B) almanacs’s
C) almanac’s
D) almanacs’
#3
MRS. RORER'S CHOCOLATE CAKE
Dissolve the chocolate in five tablespoonfuls of boiling water. Beat the butter to a cream, add the yolks, beat again, then the milk, then the melted chocolate and flour. Give the whole a vigorous beating. Now beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, and stir them carefully into the mixture; add the vanilla and baking powder. Mix quickly and lightly, turn into well-greased cake pan and bake in a moderate oven forty-five minutes.—From Mrs. Rorer's Cook Book.
When is the vanilla added?
A) before the butter
B) before the chocolate
C) after the egg whites
D) after the pan is greased
Dissolve the chocolate in five tablespoonfuls of boiling water. Beat the butter to a cream, add the yolks, beat again, then the milk, then the melted chocolate and flour. Give the whole a vigorous beating. Now beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, and stir them carefully into the mixture; add the vanilla and baking powder. Mix quickly and lightly, turn into well-greased cake pan and bake in a moderate oven forty-five minutes.—From Mrs. Rorer's Cook Book.
When is the vanilla added?
A) before the butter
B) before the chocolate
C) after the egg whites
D) after the pan is greased
#4
Write a short narrative from the point of view of yourself in five years.
#5
Explain how the connotation of the underlined word affects the meaning of this sentence.
My dad is an exquisite chef in the kitchen.
My dad is an exquisite chef in the kitchen.