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=**Welcome to your //Of Mice and Men// Vocabulary WikiSpace page.**= NEW INSTRUCTIONS!
 * A LOT of students seem to be struggling to correctly identify the part of speech of the word as it is used in the various found sentences. Please take a moment to review the brief parts of speech tutorial below to make sure you are clear on how to correctly identify the part of speech of a word. You may want to revisit your found sentences for all six chapters and adjust any parts of speech that you realize are incorrect.**
 * 1) **Pronoun: a word that replaces a noun. Examples: I, you, me, we, they, she, it﻿**
 * 2) **Noun: person, place, thing, or idea. Common suffixes: -ion, -ness. Examples: George Washington, Seattle, shoes, happiness**
 * 3) **Verb: action or state of being. Common suffixes: -ing, -ed. Examples: run, is**
 * 4) **Adjective: a word that describes a noun. Common suffixes: -y, -ive, -ous. Example: shy**
 * 5) **Adverb: a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Common suffix: -ly. Example: only**
 * 6) **Conjunction: a word that connects ideas. Mnemonic for common conjunctions: FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so**
 * 7) **Preposition: a word that shows relation. Example: in**
 * 1) **Preposition: a word that shows relation. Example: in**

**The brown (ADJ) fox (N) jumped (V) quickly (ADV) over (PREP) the lazy (ADJ) dog (N), so (CONJ) the dog (N) couldn't bite (V) him (PRN).**
=**Here are instructions for the use of this page:**=
 * 1) =**Record your word list for study.** Mrs. Sutton's classes, use your PUGS section of your writer's notebook.=
 * 2) =**Complete the table of "Found Sentences" on your class page. Look carefully! Ms. Kott and Mrs. Sutton's classes are both on here.**=
 * 3) **Where can you find these sentences?**
 * 4) //**Of Mice and Men**//
 * 5) **Other books...including the dictionary**
 * 6) **Online**
 * 7) **Print media, like magazines, the newspaper, etc.**
 * 8) **Overhear someone using the word**
 * 9) **Create your own sentence using the word**
 * 10) **How can you find these sentences?**
 * 11) **Keyword searches in any search engine online**
 * 12) **Read carefully**
 * 13) **Listen carefully**
 * 14) **Think carefully**
 * 15) **Found sentences need to provide enough context to show meaning, so if you need a couple of sentences to accomplish that, then do so.**
 * 16) **Found sentences can use different forms of the word. For example, a found sentence using the word HAPPY if the vocabulary word was HAPPINESS would be acceptable.**
 * 17) **Try to vary where you find your sentences. In other words, don't make up all of your setences yourself; try to find some of them in the book or elsewhere.**
 * 18) =**Complete the online vocabulary quizzes as they become available. Yes, you may use your resources on the quiz. We want you to learn AND be successful.**=


 * Word List for Chapters 1-3:**
 * 1) morosely
 * 2) elaborate
 * 3) reluctantly
 * 4) ominously
 * 5) derogatory
 * 6) skeptically
 * 7) complacently
 * 8) derision
 * 9) solemnly
 * 10) reprehensible


 * Word List for Chapters 4-6:**
 * 1) aloof
 * 2) accumulated
 * 3) crestfallen
 * 4) disarming
 * 5) sullenness
 * 6) jeering
 * 7) bewildered
 * 8) discontent
 * 9) retorted
 * 10) monotonous