1. Suppose you were hired by a manufacturer of soap products to name 2 new products.

What
names might you come up with? List them. We are interested in how the names are pronounced.
Therefore, describe in any way you can how to say the words you list. Suppose, for example, you
named one detergent Blick. You could describe the sounds in any of the following ways: bl as in
blood, i as in pit, ck as in stick bli as in bliss, ck as in tick b as in boy, lick as in lick.

2. Consider the following sentences. Put a star (*) after those that do not seem to conform to the
rules of your grammar, that are ungrammatical for you. State, if you can, why you think the
sentence is ungrammatical.

a. Robin forced the sheriff go.

b. Napoleon forced Josephine to go.

c. The devil made Faust go.

d. He passed by a large pile of money.

e. He drove by my house.

f. He drove my house by.

g. Did in a corner little Jack Horner sit?

h. Elizabeth is resembled by Charles.

i. Nancy is eager to please.

j. It is easy to frighten Emily.

k. It is eager to love a kitten.

11. Think of song titles that are “bad” grammar, but that, if corrected, would lack effect. For
example, the title of the 1929 “Fats” Waller classic “Ain’t Misbehavin’” is clearly superior to the
bland “I am not misbehaving.” Try to come up with 3 such titles