Writers Craft Book WORK. sEPT.28TH

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6. In Addition, the Anglo-Saxons were fond of riddles as a pastime.

7. A collection of poems written down around A.D. 975, then Exeter book, contains a set of ninety-five riddles.

8. Unfortunately, the book offers no solutions to its readers for the riddle.

9. However, clever readers have already guessed most of the answers

10. The riddles describe items such as a sword, a shield, a swan, the moon, and ice.

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A

6. In addition our name for slices of bread with a filling is an eponym.

7.this word for one of the world's most common foods come from the eighteenth-century English noblemen, John Montague-Also known as the fourth Earl of sandwich.

8. THe graham cracker, as well as the sandwich has it's origin in a person's name.

9. This cracker, made from whole wheat flour and other wholesome ingredients was the brainchild of a vegetarian minister, Sylvester Graham.

10. Graham, along with his disciples, was an earlier believer in natural foods, now widely recommended by nutritionists and other health experts.

B.

5. Cities in Germany were the original homes of the frankfurter and the hamburger. (Correct)

6. Less well-known places, along with these famous cities, have been the birthplaces of other English Words. (Correct)

7. For example, a cheese with great popularity in many countries is cheddar, which was named after the English village where it was first made. (Wrong)

8. In addition, specialized vocabulary for a wide variety of actions is also taken from place to place. (Correct)

9. The verb canter, which means "gallop gently" is short for Canterbury, a city in England. (Correct)

10. This word, associated with horses, describe the pace of medieval pilgrims riding to Canterbury. (coorect)