1a. Which should be your top priority: a person in front of you, a phone call, or an e-mail message?
2a. What old rule should apply to e-mail?
1b. Why would someone choose to prioritize these forms of communication differently?
2b. Why might some people be less careful?
3a. What does Miss Manners suggest that people should do when communicating online? What does she say people should not do?
3b. Why is it important to use proper etiquette in online communication?
4a. Give each of Miss Manners's suggestions a rating from 1 to 5, indicating how valuable each of her tips is to you.
4b. What other situations call for attention to etiquette? What situations allow for more relaxed communication standards? Why?
Interview. What information do you learn in this interview that you might not have learned from a secondhand source about Miss Manners?
Background Information. What does the background information in the beginning of this interview tell the reader about Miss Manners? Why is this important?
1. Write five interview questions for Miss Manners on another situation in which etiquette might be important.
2. Write an e-mail message to a web master, or author of a web site, asking for more information about a topic covered on that web site.
3. Compile a list of rules, in your own words, for polite online communication.
Using Prefixes and Suffixes to Form New Words. Read the Language Arts Survey 1.19, "Learning Base Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes," and 3.98, "Using Spelling Rules I." Then, add the prefixes and suffixes as indicated to the following words. You may need to change the spelling of the word before adding the suffix. Finally, write a sentence using the new word.
1. dis- + embody =
2. precede + -ence =
3. im- + polite =
4. civil + -ity =
5. divest + -ment =
6. excruciate + -ing =
7. conduce + -ive =
8. precedence + -y =
9. flagrant + -ly =
10. impeccable + -ly =
Verbals. Verbals are verb forms that act as namers or modifiers. There are three different forms of verbals. These include participles (-ing or –ed verb forms that act as modifiers), gerunds (-ing verb forms that act as nouns), and infinitives (to verb forms that can act like nouns, adjectives, and adverbs). Identify the verbals in the following sentences and write down whether they are participles, gerunds, or infinitives. Remember: verbals act as namers or modifiers. Do not confuse verbs with verbals.
Example
A watched pot never boils. watched = participle
1. Will you take singing lessons this year?
2. Jogging is my favorite form of exercise.
3. The smiling child opened another present.
4. Are you going to move that box over by the others?
5. He began to cry profusely.
6. Sleeping is a requirement after the surgery.
7. After a tiring day, I slept for nearly twelve hours.
8. Writing has always been my first career choice.
9. The challenging exam left me exhausted.
10. I want to believe you.
Conducting an Interview. Chose one person and try to set up an interview, either by phone or in person. Develop a set of questions you would like the person to answer and topics you would like the person to comment on. Use the following space to record your questions and answers.
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2. Question:
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