Yet it may gratify curiosity to inform it, that the english dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academick bowers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson according to the passage, what distinguishes johnson’s dictionary from others? it was the first dictionary to be produced by a group of scholars at a university. it was written almost single-handedly, with little financial or scholarly support. it was written by an author who was both curious and learned. it was the first dictionary to include definitions of simple, everyday words.

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.

Need ! compare and contrast your independent reading selection with one or two other selections you have read in this unit. support your response with at least two pieces of evidence from your independent reading selection. be sure to give the title and author of your selection.

Which form does a verb take when the subject receives the action? passive active imperative indicative