Ted Kennedys Initial Account of Chappaquiddick
This is the initial statement Ted Kennedy gave of the accident at Chappaquiddick. It is broken down into sentences with each sentenced numbered. Following each sentence are a number of questions/fill in the blank statements/etc. related to the sentence. Answer the questions based on your reading on the terms, concepts, and definitions.
01 On July 18th, 1969, at approximately 11:15 P.M. in Chappaquiddick, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, I was driving my car on Main Street on my way to get the ferry back to Edgartown.
1. The way that the word approximately is used in this sentence is an example of a _______________________ assertion.
2. The phrases my car and my way are examples of __________________________.
3. I is a ____________________________.
4. on my way to get back to Edgartown is an example of an ____________________ phrase (a phrase that explains why you do something).
02 I was unfamiliar with the road and turned right onto Dike Road, instead of bearing hard left on Main Street.
1. I was unfamiliar with the road is another example of an __________________________ phrase.
2. Between the word and and the word turned it appears that the personal pronoun I is missing. This is an example of a ______________ pronoun.
03 After proceeding for approximately one-half mile on Dike Road I descended a hill and came upon a narrow bridge.
1. The approximately about is an example of a ___________________ assertion.
2. Between a hill and and came upon, it appears there is a ____________ personal pronoun.
04 The car went off the side of the bridge.
1. Between sentence #03 where he comes upon the narrow bridge and sentence #04 where the car goes off the side of the bridge, it appears that there is a gap in time this gap is called a ____________________.
2. In this sentence, what was my car is now the care. This is another example of a ___________________ pronoun.
05 There was one passenger with me, one Miss ________, a former secretary of my brother Sen. Robert Kennedy.
1. The my here is an example of an __________________________.
06 The car turned over and sank into the water and landed with the roof resting on the bottom.
1. It is now The car instead of my car. This is again an example of a ___________________________.
07 I attempted to open the door and the window of the car but have no recollection of how I got out of the car.
1. The phrase I attempted to open the door is a _____________________ or _____________________ term.
2. The word but in the above sentence is an example of an _____________________ in that it withdraws a previous assertion.
3. The phrase have no recollection is an example of _________________.
4. Between but and have is an example of a ______________________.
08 I came to the surface and then repeatedly dove down to the car in an attempt to see if the passenger was still in the car.
1. The word then is a _____________________________ that indicates a gap in time.
2. The attempt here is a _________________________________ term that indicates a lack of commitment to the narrative.
09 I was unsuccessful in the attempt.
1. The word attempt here is a ______________________________ term.
10 I recall walking back to where my friends were eating.
1. The phrase I recall is a ______________________ or _______________ term that indicates a lack of commitment to the narrative.
2. There is also a time gap between the end of sentence #09 where he is in the water and the beginning of sentence of #10 where he is walking back to his friends. This gap in time is called a _________________________.
11 There was a car parked in front of the cottage and I climbed into the backseat.
1. The word I here is a __________________________________.
12 I then asked for someone to bring me back to Edgartown.
1. The word then here indicates a gap in time and is an example of a ___________________________.
2. The word bring in this sentence is an incorrect verb tense why?
13 I remember walking around for a period then going back to my my hotel room.
1. The phrase I remember walking is an example of a _________________ or _____________________ term so he can avoid commitment to the narrative.
2. The word then indicates a __________________________ which is a gap in time.
3. Just as an aside, the my my in this sentence is in Kennedys original narrative.
14 When I fully realized what had happened this morning, I immediately contacted the police.
1. The word When here indicates a _______________________________.
2. The phrase I fully realized what had happened is an example of an ______________________ phrase where the writer/speaker tries to provide an explanation for something.
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