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Here are the
memorizations:
1. "i before e, except after
c, except when it makes a sound other than e."
2. Linking
Verbage
To
learn your linking verbs you’ll see
Most
linking verbs are forms of be.
Is,
was, am then make it four,
were
and are will add two more.
Has
been, have been, had been, may have been,
Should
be, could be, would be, might have been,
Might
be, shall be, will be, may be
(Learning
these may drive you crazy.)
You
may think this lesson’s done,
But
it’s not; there’s more to come.
All
linking verbs aren’t forms of be
There’s
seven more to learn, you see.
Looks,
seems, tastes, smells, feels, appears,
And
don’t forget becomes, my dears.
You
know them now; the lesson’s done
English
is just so much fun!
By
Ms. Neumann
3.
Patrick
Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Legislature, March 23, 1775
:
Is
Life so Dear, or Peace so Sweet,
as
to be purchased at the price
of
Chains and Slavery?
Forbid
it, Almighty God!
I
know not what Course others may Take,
But
As for Me,
Give
me Liberty,
Or
Give me Death!
4.
Declaration
of Independence:
“…We
hold these truths to be self-evident,
that
all men are created equal,
that
they are endowed by their Creator
with
certain unalienable Rights,
that
among these are
Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Declaration
of Independence
Thomas
Jefferson
July
4th, 1776
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