{"id":1407,"date":"2016-04-27T22:57:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T22:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=1407"},"modified":"2016-08-25T18:24:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T18:24:41","slug":"try-it-other-parts-of-speech","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-college-composition\/chapter\/try-it-other-parts-of-speech\/","title":{"raw":"Try It: Other Parts of Speech","rendered":"Try It: Other Parts of Speech"},"content":{"raw":"This activity is not graded. The text fields below are purely for self-reflection; you do not need to submit anything for this assignment.\r\n

Identify<\/h2>\r\nRead the following paragraphs. Identify the conjunctions, prepositions, and articles. Record your answers in the text frame below:\r\n

Often the early evolution of\u00a0dinosaurs is an overlooked part of their tale, ignored\u00a0in favor of the more dramatic\u00a0tales of their later extinctions. It is also\u00a0a fairly poorly understood part of their evolution;\u00a0the timing\u00a0and actual mechanism that drove them to become the most successful land group ever is still somewhat\u00a0a mystery.\u00a0We are, however, learning more and more about this important phase of their history:\u00a0the\u00a0time known as the Late Triassic, which took place some 231\u2013201 million years ago. A new fossil site from this time in Poland is helping to fill in the blanks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2007\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"450\"]\"A Life restoration of Silesaurus<\/em>[\/caption]\r\n

So what is present in this new site? One animal is known as a silesaurid\u2014a weird reptile from a group of dinosaur-like relatives called a dinosauriform, known just from a thigh bone. Another is probably one of the most ancestral theropod dinosaurs, typically known from South America, called a herrerasaurid; however, there\u2019s still some\u00a0debate about what position these guys occupied around the origin of dinosaurs. Other specimens include\u00a0a definite theropod dinosaur (known from parts of the hip bones)\u00a0as well as a neotheropod (known from a portion of the tibia).<\/p>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"257163\"]Click to Show Conjunctions<\/strong>[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"257163\"]\r\n\r\nYour answer should look something like this:\r\n

and;\u00a0however;\u00a0and;\u00a0So; however;\u00a0as well as<\/p>\r\nHere is the paragraph with the conjunctions highlighted:\r\n

Often the early evolution of\u00a0dinosaurs is an overlooked part of their tale, ignored\u00a0in favor of the more dramatic\u00a0tales of their later extinctions. It is also\u00a0a fairly poorly understood part of their evolution;\u00a0the timing\u00a0and<\/strong> actual mechanism that drove them to become the most successful land group ever is still somewhat\u00a0a mystery.\u00a0We are, however<\/strong>, learning more and<\/strong> more about this important phase of their history:\u00a0the\u00a0time known as the Late Triassic, which took place some 231\u2013201 million years ago. A new fossil site from this time in Poland is helping to fill in the blanks.<\/p>\r\n

So<\/strong> what is present in this new site? One animal is known as a silesaurid\u2014a weird reptile from a group of dinosaur-like relatives called a dinosauriform, known just from a thigh bone. Another is probably one of the most ancestral theropod dinosaurs, typically known from South America, called a herrerasaurid; however<\/strong>, there\u2019s still some\u00a0debate about what position these guys occupied around the origin of dinosaurs. Other specimens include\u00a0a definite theropod dinosaur (known from parts of the hip bones)\u00a0as well as<\/strong> a neotheropod (known from a portion of the tibia).<\/p>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"515608\"]Click to Show Prepositions<\/strong>[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"515608\"]\r\n\r\nYour answer should look something like this:\r\n

of; of;\u00a0in favor of;\u00a0of;\u00a0of;\u00a0about;\u00a0of;\u00a0ago;\u00a0from;\u00a0in;\u00a0in; in; as; from; of; from; of; from; about; around; of; from; of; from; of<\/p>\r\nHere is the paragraph with the prepositions\u00a0highlighted:\r\n

Often the early evolution of<\/strong>\u00a0dinosaurs is an overlooked part of<\/strong> their tale, ignored\u00a0in favor of<\/strong> the more dramatic\u00a0tales of<\/strong> their later extinctions. It is also\u00a0a fairly poorly understood part of<\/strong> their evolution;\u00a0the timing\u00a0and actual mechanism that drove them to become the most successful land group ever is still somewhat\u00a0a mystery.\u00a0We are, however, learning more and more about<\/strong> this important phase of<\/strong> their history:\u00a0the\u00a0time known as the Late Triassic, which took place some 231\u2013201 million years ago<\/strong>. A new fossil site from<\/strong> this time in<\/strong> Poland is helping to fill in <\/strong>the blanks.<\/p>\r\n

So what is present in<\/strong> this new site? One animal is known as<\/strong> a silesaurid\u2014a weird reptile from<\/strong> a group of<\/strong> dinosaur-like relatives called a dinosauriform, known just from<\/strong> a thigh bone. Another is probably one of<\/strong> the most ancestral theropod dinosaurs, typically known from<\/strong> South America, called a herrerasaurid; however, there\u2019s still some\u00a0debate about<\/strong> what position these guys occupied around<\/strong> the origin of<\/strong> dinosaurs. Other specimens include\u00a0a definite theropod dinosaur (known from<\/strong> parts of<\/strong> the hip bones)\u00a0as well as a neotheropod (known from<\/strong> a portion of<\/strong> the tibia).<\/p>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"587555\"]Click to Show Articles<\/strong>[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"587555\"]\r\n\r\nYour answer should look something like this:\r\n

the;\u00a0an;\u00a0the;\u00a0a;\u00a0the;\u00a0the;\u00a0a;\u00a0the;\u00a0the;\u00a0A;\u00a0the; a;\u00a0a;\u00a0a;\u00a0a;\u00a0the;\u00a0a;\u00a0the;\u00a0a;\u00a0the;\u00a0a;\u00a0a;\u00a0the<\/p>\r\nHere is the paragraph with the articles\u00a0highlighted:\r\n

Often the<\/strong> early evolution of\u00a0dinosaurs is an<\/strong> overlooked part of their tale, ignored\u00a0in favor of the<\/strong> more dramatic\u00a0tales of their later extinctions. It is also\u00a0a<\/strong> fairly poorly understood part of their evolution;\u00a0the<\/strong> timing\u00a0and actual mechanism that drove them to become the<\/strong> most successful land group ever is still somewhat\u00a0a<\/strong> mystery.\u00a0We are, however, learning more and more about this important phase of their history:\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0time known as the<\/strong> Late Triassic, which took place some 231\u2013201 million years ago. A<\/strong> new fossil site from this time in Poland is helping to fill in the<\/strong> blanks.<\/p>\r\n

So what is present in this new site? One animal is known as a<\/strong> silesaurid\u2014a<\/strong> weird reptile from a<\/strong> group of dinosaur-like relatives called a<\/strong> dinosauriform, known just from a thigh bone. Another is probably one of the<\/strong> most ancestral theropod dinosaurs, typically known from South America, called a<\/strong> herrerasaurid; however, there\u2019s still some\u00a0debate about what position these guys occupied around the<\/strong> origin of dinosaurs. Other specimens include\u00a0a<\/strong> definite theropod dinosaur (known from parts of the<\/strong> hip bones)\u00a0as well as a<\/strong> neotheropod (known from a<\/strong> portion of the<\/strong> tibia).<\/p>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]","rendered":"

This activity is not graded. The text fields below are purely for self-reflection; you do not need to submit anything for this assignment.<\/p>\n

Identify<\/h2>\n

Read the following paragraphs. Identify the conjunctions, prepositions, and articles. Record your answers in the text frame below:<\/p>\n

Often the early evolution of\u00a0dinosaurs is an overlooked part of their tale, ignored\u00a0in favor of the more dramatic\u00a0tales of their later extinctions. It is also\u00a0a fairly poorly understood part of their evolution;\u00a0the timing\u00a0and actual mechanism that drove them to become the most successful land group ever is still somewhat\u00a0a mystery.\u00a0We are, however, learning more and more about this important phase of their history:\u00a0the\u00a0time known as the Late Triassic, which took place some 231\u2013201 million years ago. A new fossil site from this time in Poland is helping to fill in the blanks.<\/p>\n

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Life restoration of Silesaurus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So what is present in this new site? One animal is known as a silesaurid\u2014a weird reptile from a group of dinosaur-like relatives called a dinosauriform, known just from a thigh bone. Another is probably one of the most ancestral theropod dinosaurs, typically known from South America, called a herrerasaurid; however, there\u2019s still some\u00a0debate about what position these guys occupied around the origin of dinosaurs. Other specimens include\u00a0a definite theropod dinosaur (known from parts of the hip bones)\u00a0as well as a neotheropod (known from a portion of the tibia).<\/p>\n