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Hale-Bopp cometA – specific

Referring to One in Particular

 

 

 

 

Specific vs. Unspecific
A - SPECIFIC A - UNSPECIFIC

SPECIFIC – referring to one particular  item

UNSPECIFIC – referring to one as an example of all; true of all comets

A comet was seen in the western sky last night. (first mention)

A comet appears to have a tail as it streaks through the sky.

The comet was believed to be Hale-Bopp.

A comet also has a dense head.

The comet has a spectacular, bright tail.

If you look up in the sky, you might see a comet.

 

 

 

 

 

a black holePractice 1

Any One or a Particular One ?

 

 

 

 

# YOUR RESPONSE FEEDBACK
1. A black hole is an object, typically a collapsed star whose gravity is so strong that its escape velocity exceeds the speed of light. Since nothing is known to exceed the speed of light, nothing can escape from a black hole.

2. A planet was later discovered farther out in the solar system. The planet, Jupiter, named after the Roman god, was the largest of all.

   

 

 

 

 

 

a cometPractice 2

Any One or a Particular One ?

 

 

 

# SENTENCE YOUR RESPONSE ANSWER
1 People did not always know what a comet was.    In ancient times, people thought comets were "power rays" of super- natural beings.
2 They thought a comet contained fire because they are so bright in the sky.
3 Some people in ancient times thought that a comet was a curse. To save himself from "the curse of the comet," Emperor Nero of Rome had all possible successors to his throne executed.
4 In 1910, people panicked when a comet passed through Earth's path around the Sun.
6 In Chicago, people sealed their windows to protect themselves from a comet that they believed had a poisonous tail.  Others committed suicide. Special "Comet Protecting Umbrellas," gas masks, and "anti-comet pills" were sold.
6 Not everyone saw a comet as bad luck. Some thought they brought good luck.
7 They also believed that a comet carried angels through the heavens.

 

 


Web Based Activities Page
(NASA) http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/ Comets: (select little book on the right): Myths: Friend or Foe

 

 

 

 

 

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