206 Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 6Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-HillUsage
- Canberra, Australia’s capital, is smaller (than, then) most state capitals.
- Sydney, which is home (to, too) the Sydney Opera House, is the largest and oldest city.
- The interior of the country, called the outback, is where people have (they’re, their)
cattle and sheep farms. - There are few paved roads for these farm families, so (their, they’re) quite isolated.
Exercise 2 Write in the blank the correct form of the word in italics. If the italicized
word is correct, write C in the blank.
who’s An Aborigine is a person whose native to Australia.
they’re 1. Today, however, their only a small portion of the Australian population.
to 2. Before the Europeans came too Australia, the Aborigines made up a
large part of Australia’s population.
C 3. Nearly five hundred different groups, speaking many different
languages, existed then.
C 4. The Aborigines were nomads whose migratory way of life allowed them
to have few belongings.
two 5. They existed by doing to things—hunting and gathering.
too 6. Religion was a large part of their culture, to.
Their 7. They’re belief was that humans were a part of nature.
They’re 8. Their part of a society based on a kinship system.
C 9. Their artistic productions included ritual objects, cave paintings, and
engravings.
C 10. Drama, dance, and poetry played an important role in their culture, too.
Then 11. Than, after Europeans arrived about 1788, Aboriginal societies
diminished.
whose 12. Those who’s societies continued were unable to maintain their cultures.
than 13. Australian Aborigines are now more a part of modern Australia then
they used to be.
They’re 14. Their entitled to the same rights as other Australian citizens.
C 15. They’repeople whose identity and heritage are important to them.