Many english words—even words related to everyday activities—have foreign origins. for example, some words relating to the activity of boating come from other languages. the word schooner, which is a type of sailing ship, came from the dutch language. many nautical terms have dutch origins because the dutch were traders and merchants who sailed around the world, peddling their goods. the word gondola, which is a type of boat, is originally an italian word. english speakers sometimes call boat races “regattas.” the word regatta comes from the italian word regata. in france, in the united states, and in some other countries, it is a tradition to wish contestants bon chance, which means "good luck," before they start a race. which country does the word gondola come from? a) france b) italy c) russia d) spain

In this unit we learned about arguments and

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me. cinna. yes, you are. o cassius, if you could but win the noble brutus to our party— cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper and look you lay it in the praetor’s chair, where brutus may but find it. and throw this in at his window. set this up with wax upon old brutus’ statue. all this done, repair to pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. is decius brutus and trebonius there? cinna. all but metellus cimber, and he’s gone to seek you at your house. well, i will hie, and so bestow these papers as you bade me. cassius. that done, repair to pompey’s theatre. what is cassius’s motivation for sending brutus the letter? cassius wants to make sure that cinna is on his side. cassius wants to reassure cinna that brutus will follow them. cassius wants to sway brutus to kill caesar. cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.

Emily is reading her friend's story. it uses transition words like and emily can tell that this story's organization is a) sequence of events b) cause and effect c) compare and contrast d) question and answer