See Handbook Sections 11, 12 Practice
Draw a box around the simple subject in each sentence. If the subject is the understood you, write you on
the line. Then underline the simple predicate.
1. The tiny biwiucurries quickly from place to place.
2. The wing of this flightless bird are very small.
3. The kiwi has nostrils at the end of its long beak.
4. The leather bf the kiwi look much like hair.
5. Describe the kiwi's physical appearance. You
6. The oropendola is another interesting type of bird,
7. This member of the Icterid family lives in Central and
The kiwi is a flightless bird
South American rainforests and grasslands.
native to New Zealand.
8. The nest of the oropendola resembles a long hanging sack.
9. Notice those long nests hanging from tree branches,

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)