Tuesday, October 5, 2010

A Brave New World Indeed

1. Dr. Robert Edwards, developer of in vitro fertilization, received the Nobel Prize for his work.
2. The first test tube baby, Louise Brown, is now thirty-two years old.
3. Over four million people live today due to  Dr. Edwards' procedure.
4. Many ethical conundrums, like the Octo-Mom, have arisen out of this scientific achievement.




Parts of Speech & Grammar
This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases 
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.

Punctuation

Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms

This is the definition of irony
This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.
This is the definition of symbolism

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