2:1 1) Copy this on your own paper: A verb phrase consists of two things: 1. The main verb 2. A helping verb 2) Copy the following sentence and underline the verb phrase. The brown cow is jumping over the rusty fence. 3) Correct the following sentences using proofreading marks. since we is reckonizing global awareness week id like us to think about how global aware our school is my teacher announced

2:2 1) Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the bold word. Those paintings were of melancholy images of poverty and unhappiness. melancholy = ____________________ 2) Explain the error in the following sentence. With a sigh of disappointment, the expensive painting was returned to the shelf. 3) Correct the following sentences using proofreading marks. as a artist pablo picasso painted in many diverse innovative styles

2:3 1) What is the purpose of the dashes in the sentence? During the Blue Period—from 1901 to 1904—blue was the main color in Picasso’s paintings. add emphasis to the clarifying information indicate an abrupt change of thought dashes can be used to __________________________________ 2) What is the function of the underlined part of the sentence? When you’re feeling sad, music can help pick you up. a. noun phrase b. verb phrase c. prepositional phrase d. adverb phrase 3) Correct the following sentences using proofreading marks. studys show that music helps some people cope with pain enhances are health and can releeve stress

2:4 1) Correct the following sentences using proofreading marks. my sister whose in forth grade want too be school President 2) Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the bold word. Students asked for better food choices, so her platform is cafeteria improvements. platform = ____________________ 3) Complete the sentence with the word that has a positive connotation. Now she plans to become __________ and talk to school officials about changes. pushy assertive aggressive _______________ = positive connotation

2:5 Connotation refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. Choose the words that have a negative connotation to complete the paragraph below. I was surprised to get a birthday gift from my Aunt Joanna. She is (an inquisitive person, a real snoop), so she had asked many of my relatives what I might like. I tore the (colorful, gaudy) paper off the package and found a shirt made of (flimsy, delicate) material. It was covered with (detailed, fussy) embroidery and (flashy, eye- catching) sequins. It certainly was a(n) (strange, exotic) present.