Question

1. write a sentence to summarize the information.

• when he was young, faulkner was an avid reader.
• faulkner was influenced by his great - grandfather, who was a novelist.
• faulkner enjoyed tales of the civil war, folklore, french poetry, and bible stories.

1. circle the misspelled words.

imperviousness vindacate august obesety

1. edit the following sentence.

in 1926 faulkner tried his hand at fiction and published his first novel soldiers pay

1. what source would you use to find the meaning of the french expression noblesse oblige?
2. match each compound word with its definition.

a. swaybacked
b. bookmark
c. ill - used
d. wrongheaded
__1. a place - keeper
__2. having a sagging spine
__3. contrary to sound judgment
__4. mistreated

Explanation:

1. Compile key - facts about Faulkner's early influences and writing start. "Vindacate" is misspelled (should be "vindicate"), "august" should be capitalized as a month, "obesety" is misspelled (should be "obesity"). Edit sentence for capitalization and punctuation. Use a French - English dictionary for the expression. Match compound words based on meanings.
2. For the summary, combine given facts about Faulkner. For spelling, check standard spellings. For editing, correct capitalization and add punctuation. For the French expression, use an appropriate language reference. For compound - word matching, match based on definitions provided.

Answer:

1. Young Faulkner, an avid reader, was influenced by his novelist great - grandfather and enjoyed various tales like Civil War stories, folklore, French poetry, and Bible stories.
2. Misspelled words: vindacate (should be vindicate), august (should be capitalized as a month), obesety (should be obesity).
3. In 1926, Faulkner tried his hand at fiction and published his first novel, Soldiers Pay.
4. A French - English dictionary.
5. 1. b. bookmark; 2. a. swaybacked; 3. d. wrongheaded; 4. c. ill - used