(a)Recall: Summarize what the article says about Ireland's natural resources.
(b)Analyze: Considering the overall purpose of this article , why do you think the author included the passage on Ireland's natural resources?

A coordinating conjunction links two sentence parts of the same grammatical kind. There are seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, yet, so, and for. Such conjunctions appear in both these essays, as this example demonstrates.\ Example: They were little used, and very dear.\Practice In your notebook, complete given sentence by filling in the blank with a suitable coordinating conjunction.
"He could walk without being bothered, ? he could take a cab".

The words like and as, used to make compari-sons, are not interchangeable. The word like is a preposition meaning "similar to." It is used to compare nouns or pronouns. The word as, a subordinating conjunction, is used to compare actions.It introduces a clause with a noun and verb. In some cases, the verb may be understood rather than stated.
Like: Strangers $\underline{\text{like you}}$ ... (prepositional phrase)
As: Elizabeth did not live to the same age $\underline{\text{as Robert}}$ [did] . (subordinate clause; did is understood)
Copy the sentence, replacing the blank with either like or as.
Are Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnets _____ contemporary love songs?

Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Describe the four major parts relating to Queen Victoria's history and empire that are covered in the series and in the Web site.

Match given word in the first column with the word in the second column that is most similar in meaning.
"melancholy" a. destruction b. absolve c. approval d. sad e. necessities f. idleness