1. Decode word meanings through
structural analysis.
Baking coolies suits me
 How’s Your Hobby fine.
I’ve been collecting
shells of different
shapes and sizes
lately.

2. ____ a forked branch needed for making a slingshot
____ before starting for school
____ a chirping cricket
____a poking into things
____ searching out the hidden
____ turning things upside down
____ collecting, letting nothing interrupt him
____ Before reaching home
____ before releasing the pigeon
____ the rains pouring down his happy face

3. When you were six, seven or eight years old, what
objects or things did you use to collect? Why did you
collect such things? Where did you keep them? Record
your answers in the chart.
Things I used to collect I used them to/for: Place of keeping

4. Disgrace- shame, dishonor: being out of
favor
Enormous- excessive; very great; huge
Lump- a swelling, a small shapeless mass
Neophyte- a beginner in anything
Nosy- a person discovers by prying; looking
around in a suspicious manner

5. 1.Suddenly, just when the class is about to be dismissed , it begins to
rain.
2. In a weather like this, one would be drenched to the skin before
reaching home.
3. As soon as Farfounet’s father saw and read the message fastened to
the bird’s leg, he lost no time in driving in the school.
4. As Mademoiselle gets out of the truck, she thanks the driver and
Farfounet.
5. Although it was raining, Farfounet run to his teacher to give her the
frog.

6.  A complex sentence is made up of an independent
clause and a subordinate clause
 A complex sentence can have more than one
subordinate clause
 An independent clause has a subject and a predicate
and it can stand on its own as a sentence
 A dependent or subordinate clause cannot stand alone
as a sentence. It must be combined with an
independent clause.
 A subordinate clause is introduced by a subordinating
conjunction such as: after, although, as, as if, as soon
as, because, before, if, since, so
that, than, though, unless, until, when, whenever, and
while.

7.  A. Write independent or subordinate to classify each
underlined clause.
________1. Felicity felt drowsy, but she kept her eyes
open.
________2. Ivan moved into Fatima’s room after she
went to college.
________3. When the moon appeared, crickets
chirped and frogs croaked.
________4. Because the day was sunny and hot.
Francis went to the beach.
________5. A cloud shaded the sun as we laid our
blankets on the sand.

8. B. Read the following sentences . Underline the independent
clause once and underline the subordinate clause twice.
1.Because their cat sometimes wondered there, the
children walked to the old haunted house after supper.
2.They were not afraid although it was already dark.
3.When mutya sneezed suddenly. Everyone jumped.
4.After the thunder sounded, the door to the house closed.
5.Before they could decide to run, they heard a creaking
noise.
6.The creaking became louder as they stood in the dark.
7.Lightning lit up the room,so that, they could see a long
shadow.
8.They had been afraid before, but they had never known
real terror until that moment.

9. C. Complete the following by adding a subordinate
clause.
1. Always carry an umbrella even if ______________.
2. The frogs get out of their places after ___________.
3. All the children went home happily because
________.
4. Francis got the highest score in the test because
____________.
5. Mayumi was warned to fail in class unless
______________.