Friday, January 21, 2011

Homework #2: Word and Sentence Structure

Read the article Amelia Earhart. Then, (1) choose five new words from the reading and analyze their structure. Indicate whether or not they are compound by any prefix or suffix and how they alter the meaning of the word. (2) Extract three examples of different sentence patterns from the reading. Use chapter 4 as a referent to analyze their syntactic components.

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  1. Alumno: David Morales Ramírez
    1.Spicers Sighting
    El avistamiento de la familia Spicer
    Explanation Clues or Clues from another sentence.
    La observación de la familia.
    Noun
    2.Hoax
    Broma
    Explanation Clues or Clues from another sentence.
    Burla/ Engaño.
    Noun.
    3.Foot prints
    Rastros
    Example Clues
    Pisada/Huella
    Noun
    4.Plesiosaur
    Una Clase de dinosaurio
    Definition clues
    Unknown meaning
    Noun
    5.Eel
    Un pescado que se parece a una serpiente
    Definition clues
    Anguila
    Noun

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  2. David Morales Ramírez
    1- Disappearance
    Dis/ Not
    Appear
    Ance/ Noun
    La desaparición.

    2- Independently
    In/ Toward
    Dependent
    Ly/ Adverb
    Independientemente

    3- Extraneous
    Extra/ Very
    Ne
    Ous/ Adjective
    Irrelevante

    4- Preceding
    Pre/ Before
    Ced
    Ing/ Adjective
    Anterior

    5- Resemblance
    Re/ Again
    Sembl
    Ance/ Noun
    Parecido

    II PARTE
    - On the morning of July 2, 1937, in Lae
    Of the island of New Guinea : O
    Amelia Earhart: S
    Started: V
    The engines of her … : O

    - She: S
    Listened: V
    For a moment to their deep… : O
    - Earhart: S
    Hoped to cap: V
    Her career in 1937 … : O

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  3. Fernanda Gonzalez
    1)
    Vocabulary ítem: 1recreated, 2unencumbered, 3discontented, 4disappearance.
    Prefix (meaning): 1re=volver, 2un=no, 3dis=no, 4dis=no.
    Root: 1create, 2encumber, 3content, 4appear.
    Suffix (function): 1 verb, 2 past, 3 past, 4 noun.
    Meaning: 1recrear, 2no comprometido, 3disgustado, 4desaparicion.
    2)
    *It would be her last such "stunt" too.
    It=S, would=Aux, be=V, her last such "stunt" too=O.
    * She listened for a moment to their deep-throated roar.
    She=S, listened=V, for a moment to their deep-throated roar=O.
    * She was flying competitively for only nine years.
    She=S, was=Aux, flying=V, competitively for only nine years=O.

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  4. 1.Vocabulary item: #1momentarily, #2around, #3remembers,#4 idependently.
    Prefix (meaning): #1moment,#2a,#3re,#4in.
    Root: #1moment,#2round,#3remem,#4independent.
    Suffix (funtion): #1( ly )adverbio,#3(er) noun,#4( ly) adverbio.
    • she listened for a momento: she(sujeto), listened (verbo), for a momento (abverbio).
    • The love of flying is the love of beauty: the love (noun), flying (verbo), is (verbo), the love (objeto), of beauty (objeto)
    • she became better known than any other woman pilot in the World: she became better known than any other(objeto) woman pilot(noun) in the World(objeto)

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  5. Vocabulary ítem
    1- Disappearance 2- embankment 3- circumnavigation 4- toward
    Prefix
    1- Dis- 3- circum- 4-to-
    Root
    1- Appear 2- embank 3- navigat 4- Ward
    Suffix
    1- -ance 2- -ment 3- -ion
    Meaning
    1- Desaparición 2- terraplén 3- circunnavegación 4- hacia


    #2
    Afterward she´d like to live a quiet life. She= S, live= V quietet life= O
    She listened for a moment… She= S, listened=V, for a moment=O
    She would have these records… She =S, would= aux, have=v, these records…=o

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  6. Vivian
    Homework # 2 Unit 3 & 4.
    Directions read the article Amelia Earhart. Then,
    (1) Choose five new words from the reading. Analyze their components in order to complete the chart below. Use the dictionary, if needed.

    Vocabulary item: #1 circumnavigated, #2 surrounding, #3 disappearance, #4 hazardous , #5 proclaiming

    Prefix (meaning): #1 circum - Circular letter , #2 su -???? , #3 dis- not, #4 XXXXXX , #5 pro- in favour of.

    Root: #1 navigation, #2 around, #3 appear, #4 hazard, #5 claim.


    Suffix (function): #1 ed - verbal , #2 ing - verbal , #3 ance - Noun , #4 ous - adjetive , #5 ing – verbal.

    Meaning: #1 circunnavegación , #2 al rededor de algo , #3 desaparecer , #4 riesgoso , #5 proclamar.



    (2) Extract three example of different sentence patter from the reading. Use chapter 4 as a referent to analyze their syntactic components.

    • (What) more (could) (one) (want) (in a heroine) = wh- aux- s- v-o

    • (Many) (shared )(the same dream) = S – V – O

    • (Other)( were talking) (about completing her world flight). = S – V – O

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  7. #1)
    Vocabulary items
    1.Deep-throated 2.Heavily 3.laden 4.Extraneous
    Prefix
    1.Profundo 4.Extra,Very
    Root
    1.Throat 2.Heavy 3.laden 4.ne
    Suffix
    1.Throat,Adj 2.ly,nom 4.ous,adj
    Meaning
    1. Sonido ruido profundo 2.Pesado 3.cargado 4.Irrelevante
    #2)
    1.That dream (S)never(AUX) happened(V).
    2.Less than 50 yards from the precipice(AUX), 3.Earhart(S) lifted(V) her plane(O) into the air.
    She(S) inspires(V) them(O).

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  8. Homework #2: United 3-4.
    Part #1:
    1. Vocabulary item: Navigator; Root: Navigate; Suffix: Or (Adjetive); Meaning: Navegador.
    2. Vocabulary item: Around; Prefix: A (Adverbio); Root: Round; Meaning: Alrededor de.
    3. Vocabulary item: Slightly; Root: Slight, Suffix: ly (Adverb); Meaning: Ligeramente.
    4. Vocabulary item: Simply; Root: Simple; Suffix: ly; Meaning: Simplemente; .
    5. Vocabulary item: Lucky; Root: Luck; Suffix: y; Meaning: Afortunado.

    Part #2:
    1. The small crowd of onlookers let out a cheer. (The small crowd of onlookers: Subject); (let out: Verb); (a cheer: Object).
    2. In 1967 Ann Holtgren Pellegreno piloted a restored Lockheed Electra. (In 1967: Object); (Ann Holtgren Pellegreno: Subject); (piloted: Verb); (a restored Lockheed Electra: Object).
    3. She led the way that others might dare to follow. (She: Subject); (Led: Verb); (The way that others might dare to follow: Object).

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  10. UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA
    Sede Occidente
    MARIANA CABRERA ARAYA – A81118

    HOMEWORK Nº 2: UNIT 3 &4

    FIRST PART:
    Vocabulary item; Prefix (meaning); Root; Suffix (function); Meaning.

    1. Embankment:
    Em: Make
    Bank: Noun
    Ment: Noun
    Terraplén

    2. Onlookers
    On: Upon
    Look: Verb
    Ers: Plural Noun
    Espectador

    3. Untarnished
    Un: without or not
    Tarnish: verb
    Ed: adjective
    Sin mancha

    4. Unencumbered
    Un: without or not
    Encumber: verb
    Ed: adjective
    Sin trabas

    5. Proclaiming
    Pro: to favor
    Claim: verb
    Ing: verb
    proclamando


    SECOND PART:
    Syntactic components of sentences:
    1.Somewhere over the Pacific, the plane vanished.
    (obj. + subject + verb)
    Obj.: Somewhere over the Pacific
    Subj.: the plane
    Verb: vanished

    2.…she was flying competitively for only nine years.
    (Subject + verb + obj.)
    Subj.: she
    Verb: was flying competitively
    Obj.: for only nine years

    3.Very few American women them sought careers in such male-diminated professions, and Eashet`s success opened a window on a world than hand been all but forbidden.
    (subj. + obj. + verb +obj. // connector (AND) // subj. + verb + obj.)
    Subj: Very few American women
    Obj.: them
    Verb: sought careers
    Obj.: in such male-diminated professions,
    Connector: AND
    Subj: Eashet`s
    Verb: success opened
    Obj.: a window on a world than hand been all but forbidden.

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  11. Jorge Funes Orellana A72620
    HOMEWORK #2

    Onlookers: Espectador
    On: en
    Look
    Ers: Noun

    Disappearance: Desaparición.
    Dis: Opposite.
    Appearance
    Ance: Noun.

    Independently: Independientemente.
    Into: Dentro de.
    Depend
    Adjective.

    Embankment: Terraplén
    Em: Make
    Bank
    Ment: Noun


    Proclaiming: Proclamando.
    Pro: in favour of.
    Claim.
    Ing: noun.

    She (subj) led (verb) the way that others might dare to follow (O).
    She (Subj) was (Aux) flying (verb) competitively for only nine years (O).
    Afterward (O) he (Subj) will (Aux) like to (O) live (Verb) a quiet life (O).

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  12. 1part:
    Embellished - Root: Embellish Suffix: Adjective(inflectional)Meaning: Adornado
    Authenticity - Root: Authentic Suffix: Noun Meaning: Autenticidad
    Untarnished - Prefix: Negative Root: Adjective
    (inflectional) Meaning: Intachable
    Durability - Root: Durabily Suffix: Adjective Meaning: Durabilidad.
    2part:
    Many Shared the same dream.(S:many V:Shared O:the same dream)
    Who would have thought it?(S:it V: thought Wh:Who Aux:would O:have thought it?)
    Flying competitively for only nine years.(V:flying O: competitively for only nine years.)

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  13. Homework #2: UNIT 3 & 4
    Diretions: Read the article Amelia Earhart. Then,
    1. Choose five new words from the reading. Analyze their components in order to complete the chart below. Use the dictionary, if needed.
    Vocabulary items Prefix (meaning) Root Suffix (function) Meaning
    1. momentarily momentary ly (abv) Momentaneamente
    2.disappearing Dis (no hacer) appear Ing ( Desaparece
    3.businesswoman busi Ness (nous) Mujer de negocios
    4.hazardous hazard Ous (abj) Peligroso


    2. Extract three examples of different sentence patterns from the reading. Use chapter 4 as a referent to analyze their syntactic components.
    a. Earhart lifted her plane into the air.
    b. Afterward she’d like to live a quiet life.
    c. Amelia Earhart stepped onto the world’s stage.
    S + V + O

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  14. Homework # 2: unit 3 & 4

    Directions: Read the article Amelia Earhart. Then,
    (1) Choose five words from the reading. Analyze their components in order to complete the chart below. Use the dictionary, if need.

    Vocabulary item
    1. Misty- 2. Surrounding- 3. Untarnished- 4. Slightly- 5. unencumbered
    Prefix (meaning)
    1. No-, 2.sur, 3.un, 4.no, 5.un/opositte.
    Root
    1. Mist, 2. Surrond, 3. Tarnish, 4. Sligh, 5. Encumber.
    Suffix (function)
    1. y/noun, 2. Ing/ adjective, 3. Ed/verbal, 4. Tly/adjective, 5. Ed/ participle
    Meaning
    1.Nublado. 2. Circunstante, circunvecino. 3. Desempañado, sin empañar. 4.Escasamente, ligeramente.5. Permitido



    (2)Extract three examples of different sentence patterns from the reading. Use chapter 4 as a reference to analyze their syntactic components.

    1. Many shared the same dream.
    Adj+verb+o
    2. Amelia Earhart started the engines of her Lockheed Electra.
    Noun+verb+o
    3. That dream never happened.
    O+adj+verb

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  15. Vocabulary
    1-Steady 2- 3-Stead 4 -Y (Adj) 5-Constante

    Prefix (meaning)
    1-Onlookers 2- On (encendido) 3-Look 4-Er (Adj) 5-Público

    Root
    1-Ashore 2-A (?) 3-shore 4- 5-En tierra

    Suffix (function)
    1-Embankment 2- 3-Embank 4-Ment (Noun) 5-Terraplen

    Meaning

    (2) Extract three examples of different sentence patterns from the reading. Usehapter 4 as a referent to analyze their syntactic components.

    Wh Aux S V O
    1-What more could one want in a heroine ?

    S O V
    2- That dream never happened

    S V O
    3-America had lost its sweetheard of the Air

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  16. (1)

    WORD # 1: untarnished; PREFIX: un; ROOT: tarnish; SUFFIX: ed; MEANING: sin tacha.
    WORD # 2: including; PREFIX: in; ROOT: clud; SUFFIX: ing; MEANING: incluyendo.
    WORD # 3: impressive; PREFIX: im; ROOT: press; SUFFIX: ive; MEANING: impresionante.
    WORD # 4: beginning; PREFIX: be; ROOT: press; SUFFIX: ing; MEANING: a partir.
    WORD # 5: disappeared; PREFIX: dis; ROOT: appear; SUFFIX: ed; MEANING: desaparecidos.

    (2)

     AMELIA EAHART stepped onto the world´s stage-and into people´s hearts-in 1928,
    SUBJECT: AMELIA EAHART VERB: stepped onto OBJECT: world´s stage-and into people´s hearts-in 1928,
     Amelia´s insistence that the two male pilots deserved all the credit only made the crowds cheer more.
    SUBJECT: Amelia´s VERB: insistence OBJECT: that the two male pilots deserved all the credit only made the crowds cheer more.
     Earhart was the "real American girl", as modest as she was courageous, sang the newspaper editorials.
    SUBJECT: Earhart; VERB: was OBJECT: the "real American girl", as modest as she was courageous, sang the newspaper editorials.

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  17. Homework 2: UNIT 3 & 4
    Part 1: Choose five new words.

    1- 1- Onlookers, 2- on, 3- look, 4- er (vb - noun), -s (plural), 5- espectadores.
    2- 1- Stunt, 2- no, 3- stunt, 4- no, 5- truco.
    3- 1- Slightly, 2- no, 3- slight, 4- ly (noun- adj), 5- ligeramente.
    4- 1- Hoisting, 2- no, 3- hoist, 4- ing (vb- noun), 5- elevacion.
    5- 1- Pristine, 2- no, 3-pristine, 4- no, 5- antiguo.

    Part 2. Extract three examples of different sentence patterns from the reading.
    1- /She (s)/ listened (vb)/ for a moment to their deep-throated roar (o)/.
    2- /Would (aux)/ have (vb)/ these records to add to an already impressive…(o)/.
    3- /That`s what people(subject compound) / loved (vb)/ about her then (o)/.

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  19. I. Meaning/ Prefix (meaning) / Root /Suffix (function) / Vocabulary items
    1. Healthy/ - / Health / Y (adject) / Saludable
    2. Sadly / - /Sad / Ly (adject) / Tristemente
    3. Encourage/ En / Courage / - / Obligar
    4. Aboriginal/Dis (opposite)/ Appear/ Al (adject) / Desaparición
    5. Disappearance/ - / aborigin / Ance (action) / aborigenes


    II. Subject /Auxiliary / Verb / Objective.
    1. SUB : The last speakers AUX: can VERB: feel OBJ: insolate.

    2. SUB: Language disappearance AUX: is OBJ: a worldwide concern.

    3. SUB: It AUX: can VERB: be OBJ: a very sad thing.

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