10th Prepositions/Conjunctions/Interjections

6. In 1519, Hernando Cortés led an expedition to Mexico.

7. Under his command were 508 soldiers and 110 sailors.

8. After a long voyage he reached Mexico, where a mighty empire had been established by

the Aztecs.

9. According to historians, Cortés and his small army had trouble seizing control of the empire because of the Aztecs’ sophisticated military organization.

10. He then marched toward the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.

15. You knocked my hat off!

16. It rolled under the porch.

17. There are all sorts of bugs underneath.

18. We were happy that Sam decided to come along.

19. I’m going inside to tell everyone what you did.

20. Go ahead.

21. The polar bear is a carnivore and lives almost solely by hunting.

22. Polar bears are wonderfully equipped to exist in the wild, for a dense, white fur covers them completely.

23. Not only does fur grow between the pads on their feet, but also several inches of fat cover much of their bodies.

24. Polar bears can both gallop at a speed of up to twenty-five miles per hour and swim six miles an hour.

25. Female polar bears can breed every three years, and they give birth in snow-covered dens.