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Diagnostic Intermediate—Part One

Christopher Columbus' Trip to the "East Indies"

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Christopher Columbus was from Genoa. He was not a .

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The-Nationality (Demonyms)

Columbus asked Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, "How pieces of gold can you give me to find a shorter route to the East Indies?"

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Much v. Many

Columbus had a lot of to do. He tried to find private financing, but that failed, so he approached the wealthy King and Queen of Spain.

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Count nouns v. Noncount nouns

In May of 1492, Queen Isabella turned Columbus down, but Ferdinand called him back and said, " me how you plan to make this journey."

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Say v. Tell | Ditransitive Verbs (w/ objects)

He said, " I plan to travel . I need to build ships large enough to carry fresh supplies for a journey that could last several weeks. I will sail to the west.

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Transportation in v. on | Transportation by v. on

Columbus needed a large amount of money. It was King Ferdinand, not Isabella, who gave him .

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Count v. Noncount

Columbus believed that was round. However, he miscalculated the circumference of (measurement around) the earth.

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The – Uniqueness

of 1492, Columbus departed with his three ships from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

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Prepositions for Time

His crewmen were looking forward to land after weeks at sea.

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Verbs + Prep Phrases

Columbus was eager to the Spanish flag when he landed.

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Rise v. Raise

10.

He planted his flag on the .

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Possessive Nouns

11.

They were unable to find .

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Much v. many

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The men nearly died on their long journey.

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Participial Adjectives

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They down on the beach and kissed the ground.

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Lie v. Lay

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The men grateful to be on land again.

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Reporting Source

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They appreciated that God had given them.

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Count v. Noncount | The-Earlier Mention

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Columbus told his men, " We will leave next year when spring ."

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Time-related events

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Columbus at the time.

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Static Verbs

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After searching the new land, the men were what they found.

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Particples + Prepositions

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Each day became than the one before.

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More v. -er

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"You wanted to come on this journey, "

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Tag questions

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Some of the men said, "We wish we home."

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Wishes

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Columbus couldn't stand the complaints of his men.

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Verbs + Prep Phrases

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Columbus' men spoke .

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The-Nationality (Demonyms)

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Soon after arriving, Columbus met the native people who were living in the new land. He tried to find out what "riches" had.

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Count v. Noncount

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The natives shared their food. had been a long time since Columbus' men had eaten fresh food.

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There v. It – Subj Pronouns