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Unit 6: A Time of Rapid Change (1901–Present)

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“Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell

Build Vocabulary
Spelling Strategy Adding the suffix -ity changes a word into a noun. For example, the adjective senile becomes the noun senility. Remember to drop the silent e before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.

Using Related Words About Politics
A. DIRECTIONS: In a few sentences, describe Orwell’s experiences as a British police officer in Burma. Use the following words: imperialism, despotic, dominion.

Using the Word Bank
prostrate squalid imperialism dominion despotic senility

B. DIRECTIONS: Match each word in the left column with its definition in the right column. Write the letter of the definition on the line next to the word it defines. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1. prostrate 2. imperialism 3. despotic 4. squalid 5. dominion 6. senility a. miserably poor; wretched b. defenseless; in a prone or lying position c. mental or physical decay due to old age d. rule or power to rule; a governed territory e. tyrannical f. policy and practice of forming and maintaining an empire in order to control raw materials and world markets by the conquest of other countries and the establishment of colonies Shooting an Elephant 223

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“Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell

Grammar and Style: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Participial Phrases
Participial phrases, or groups of words with a participle, modify nouns and pronouns. A restrictive participial phrase is essential to the meaning of the word it modifies and is not separated by commas. A nonrestrictive participial phrase is not essential to the meaning and can be separated by commas. Note the differences in the following examples: Restrictive: I . . . saw a man’s dead body sprawling in the mud. Nonrestrictive: Some more women...