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A person who studies prehistoric life, such as dinosaurs. Meat from other animals!. YES. NO. NO. NO. NO. YES. i n reality. giant. completely. physically. museum. relative. speedy. hunter. climate. Near or Nearly.
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A person who studies prehistoric life, such as dinosaurs Meat from other animals!
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Near or Nearly • Nearly (or almost) is an adverb. In everyday conversation, we usually use almost. Near can act as an adverb, adjective, verb, or preposition. • The girls were nearly finished with their homework as midnight approached. (nearly is an adverb modifying the verb finished) • The shadows drew near. (near is an adverb here, modifying the verb drew) (drewin that sentencemeans “to come closer”) • They wondered what the near future held for them. (near is an adjective describing the noun future) • The girls ran for their lives, and escaped through a door near the back of the old house. (In this sentence, near is a preposition. Near the back modifies the noun house) • We are nearing the end of the class. (nearing is a verb)
Pretty(Adverb) 1 fairly or more than a little: I'm pretty sure he'll say yes. She still looks pretty miserable. 2 very: Dinner at Luigi's sounds pretty good to me. 3 pretty well/much almost completely: He hit the ball pretty well exactly where he wanted it. The guard left us pretty much alone. They're all pretty much the same.
Pretty(Adjective) pretty comparative prettier, superlative prettiest 1 a woman or child who is pretty has a nice, attractive face: a pretty little girl Maria looks much prettier with short hair. 2 something that is pretty is pleasant to look at or listen to but is not impressive: a pretty dress The tune is pretty. What a pretty little garden!
NAME: _____________________________ ENGLISH READING IV SAC WORKSHEET 1 THE CALL OF THE WILD 1. Read Chapter 1. Then answer these questions. 1 Where did Buck live until he was four years old? 2 Why did Manuel steal Buck from Mr. Miller? 3 How did the fat man make Buck obey him? 4 Who bought Buck? 5 How did Buck travel from Seattle to the north? 6 How many other dogs traveled with Buck? 7 What was the soft white thing that fell from the air?
2. Read Chapter 2. Choose the best question-word (How / What) for these questions and then answer them. … was Curly killed? … did Buck learn to work in a harness? … did Perrault have to take to Dawson City? … did the dogs sleep in the snow? … did Dave do to Buck when he pulled the wrong way? … did the dogs eat?
Read Chapter 3. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Re-write the false ones with the correct information. 1 Spitz often tried to start a fight with Buck. _______________________________________________ 2 The Indian dogs fought because they were angry. _______________________________________________