Practice (2):
- Classify the underlined words in the following passage into content VS function words:
‘Sara Ferguson stared out the window of the café. She could not stop thinking about her dad. She was
living at home with him, attending college full time. Last night her dad was complaining of chest pain. It really
scared her. She had never thought about losing him. Sara was four when her mom died. Her dad had always
been there for her. Now she could not stop worrying. He was only 49. She needed him.’
More practice:
- Classify the words in the following passages into content VS function words:
‘Sara watched people go in and out of the shoe store across the street. It reminded her of when she
was a little girl. Sara started working when she was 10 yrs old. Every Saturday, she walked to work with her
dad. He owned a shoe shop in Los Angeles. Sara liked hanging out with her dad.’
‘She also enjoyed helping the customers pick out shoes. Her dad paid $1.50 for every pair of shoes she
sold. The most money she ever made in one day was $15.00. Sara’s dad taught her how to budget her
money carefully. Each week, she wrote down how many pairs of shoes she sold. She counted all her money.
Then Sara put 75% in a savings account that her dad opened for her. She kept 25% to spend.’