Complete the analogies: words to use- clever, haughty, reserved, fastidious 1. clown: funny: magician: 2. poor: humble: rich: 3. loud: boisterous: quiet: 4. mean: nasty: fussy:

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can

i have identified the gerund in this sentence by writing it in all capitals.

gerund phrase: writing it in all capitals

gerund use: object of preposition