1. Lesson 4.notebook September 21, 2012
September 21, 2012 Agenda:
• Spelling & Vocabulary
> Unit 3 Spelling Post Test
> Unit 3 Vocab Pre­Test
• Grammar
> Lesson 4
• Literature
> Maniac Magee
Homework:
• Independent Reading Sheet & Log #3 due Friday, 9/28
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Lesson 4: Nouns and Their Jobs
Nouns are found in many different places within a sentence.
They have three main jobs.
1. Nouns as SUBJECTS:
Subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
Find the subjects in the following sentences:
The Aztec Empire was located in the area now known as Mexico.
Tenochtitian was the capital of the Aztec Empire.
Invaders entered Tenochtitian in 1519.
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2. Nouns as Complements
*Complement is a word that completes the meaning of a verb. When a
noun is a complement it may be a predicate noun, direct object, or
indirect object.
Predicate Noun: renames or defines the subject after a linking verb
The Aztecs were fierce warriors .
Direct Object: names the receiver of the action of the verb
Spanish soldiers defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521.
Indirect Object
: tells to whom or what or for whom or what an action
is done
The Aztecs gave the Spanish gold and other precious goods.
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3. Nouns as Objects of Prepositions
An object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the
preposition. Nouns often appear in sentences as objects of
prepositions.
Commonly Used Prepositions
about against along among around as
above at before behind below beneath
across beside between beyond by off
after despite down during except for
from in inside intro like near
of on out over past through
to toward under until up with
within without
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Identify each underlined noun as a Subject (S), Complement (C), or
Object of a Preposition (OP)
1. The Inca lived in the Andes Mountains in South America.
2. Cuzco was their capital.
3. The Inca were excellent ecord keepers.
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4. They invented the uipu to keep track of their oods.
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5. The quipu was a long cord with many strings.
6. Clerks tied knots in the strings in different patterns.
7. The Inca also built excellent roads.
8. Their system of roads carried runners across deep gorges.
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11/9/10 Agenda:
+Check Homework
+Chapter 2 Study Guide
Homework:
+Finish Study Guide--bring back completed tomorrow!
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4. He planned an expedition to find the ruins.
5. Stephens gave artist Frederick Catherwood a chance to go along on
the trip.
6. In 1839, the two men explored a humid jungle in Honduras.
7. As they hacked through the thinkvegetation, the came upon a tall
stone pillar.
8. They also uncovered buildings overgrown with lush vines.
9. Their discovery was an ancient city.
10. Catherwood's drawings sparked interest in Mayan cities.
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