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Welcome and Introduction..............................................................................2Unit 1 – Review.................................................................................................2

Ex. 1 –.........................................................................................................................2

More about the Subjunctive...............................................................................................3

Ex. 7 - A Study of the Subjunctive Mood from My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales......4

Unit 4 - Advanced Questions about Clauses..................................................5Vocabulary, Style, Reading, & Writing................................................................................5

Ex. 8 – Poem: “Happiness” by John Keats....................................................................5

Needs Directions................................................................................................................5

Unit 6 - Vocabulary (1)....................................................................................6Abstract and Concrete Words and Phrases........................................................................6

Ex. 1 – Abstract and Concrete Words........................................................................6

Synonyms and Antonyms..................................................................................................7

Ex. 2 - Synonyms from Voyages in English (#4)...........................................................7

Ex. 4 - Synonyms for “Went”........................................................................................8

Welcome and IntroductionWelcome and Introduction

Unit 1 – ReviewUnit 1 – Review

Ex. 1 –

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More about the SubjunctiveMore about the Subjunctive

Another way of explaining the subjunctive is that it states something that is not true or not going to happen. Consider the following sentence from “Hansel and Grethel”:

But her husband felt heavy at heart, and thought, “It were better to share the last crust with the children.”

To understand the “were,” we need to look at the context. Hansel and Grethel are the children of a poor woodcutter’s first wife. They

are now living with him and his second wife, and their poverty leads his second wife to want to get rid of the two children. The following describes their second attempt to get rid of the children.

Not long afterwards there was again great scarcity in every corner of the land; and one night the children overheard their mother saying to their father, “Everything is once more consumed; we have only half a loaf left, and then the song is ended: the children must be sent away. We will take them deeper into the wood, so that they may not find the way out again; it is the only means of escape for us.”

But her husband felt heavy at heart, and thought, “It were better to share the last crust with the children.” His wife, however, would listen to nothing that he said, and scolded and reproached him without end.

Note the differences in possible verbs:1. It is better . . . .2. It would be better . . . .3. It were better . . .

“Is” creates a strong, positive statement.“Would be” makes a strong positive suggestion.The subjunctive “were” implies that he believes it would be better, but he knows

that she is not going to let him share the last crust with the children.

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Ex. 7 - A Study of the Subjunctive Mood from My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales

by Edric Vredenburg; Illustrated by Jennie Harbour

Directions:1. Put parentheses ( ) around each prepositional phrase.2. Underline subjects once, finite verbs twice, and label complements (“PN,”

“PA,” “IO,” or “DO”).3. Place brackets around each subordinate clause. If the clause functions as a noun,

label its function (“PN,” “IO,” “DO,” “OP”) above the opening bracket. If it functions as an adjective or adverb, draw an arrow from the opening bracket to the word that the clause modifies.

4. Put a vertical line at the end of every main clause.5. After each sentence, write the verb(s) that are in the subjunctive mood and try to

explain why they are in the subjunctive mood.

1. He felt as if a great weight were taken off his heart when he had made up

his mind not to kill her, but leave her to her fate.

2. You walk as if you were going to school.

3. They perceived something springing towards the stream, as if it were

going in.

4. “Be Hansel fat or lean, this morning I will kill and cook him.”

5. The wolf would have eaten her up had she not been on the high road.

6. “Had we only been eaten by the wild beasts in the wood, then we should

have died together.”

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Unit 4 - Advanced Questions about ClausesUnit 4 - Advanced Questions about Clauses

Vocabulary, Style, Reading, & Writing

Ex. 8 – Poem: “Happiness” by John Keats

Needs DirectionsNeeds Directions

There are, in this rude stunning tide

Of human care and crime;

With whom the melodies abide

Of the everlasting chime;

Who carry music in their heart,

Through dusty lane and wrangling mart,

Plying their daily toil with busier feet,

Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.

From: Open Sesame! Poetry and prose for school-days Vol I. by Bellamy, Blanche (Wilder) "Mrs. F.P.

Bellamy,"; Goodwin, Maud Wilder, Boston, Ginn & company, 1899.

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Unit 6 - Vocabulary (1)Unit 6 - Vocabulary (1)

Abstract and Concrete Words and PhrasesAbstract and Concrete Words and Phrases

Ex. 1 – Abstract and Concrete Words

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Synonyms and AntonymsSynonyms and Antonyms

Woman Reading

1874-76by

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

(1841-1919)

Ex. 2 - Synonyms from Voyages in English (#4)

Fifth Year by Rev. Paul E. Campbell

and Sister Mary Donatus MacNickle

Directions: Rewrite Write a sentence of your own using a synonym of the words in bold

type.

1. The boy ran quickly down the path.

2. Only a faint glow of light could be seen.

3. Do not linger around the building.

4. He was suddenly startled by a loud cry.

5. Mother's calm voice broke the stillness.

6. Yesterday I made my first attempt at ice skating.

7. An immense crowd had gathered.

8. The class chose Geraldine chairman.

9. Do you remember his name?

10. She is indeed a generous giver.

11. This is an expensive watch.

12. My father is an expert driver.

13. Andrew has not yet received a reply.

14. Grandmother told a fascinating tale of long ago.

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Expulsion of Joachim

from the Temple 1305-13

by Giotto di Bondone

(1267-1337)

Ex. 4 - Synonyms for “Went”Adapted from

English for Use -- Book Three by John H. Beveridge, Belle M. Ryan,

& William D. Lewis Philadelphia, 1926:

The John C. Winston Company, 318-9.

How many words can you find that mean “went”? Arrange them in two columns: those that mean “went slowly” in one, “went swiftly” in another. The following can begin your list:

ambled

crept

dawdled

filed

floated

bolted

dashed

flew

galloped

hastened

Make a list of words that mean “went like an infirm person,” such as:

limped

hobbled

plodded

staggered

Use six of the words in your lists in sentences.