Adjectives to Describe Truth or Fabrication
Your behavior is a little ______________. You're acting strange and I feel like something is off.
a. believable
b. fishy
c. conceivable
b. fishy
Which is the Reporting Sentence?
1. I ran all the way here, how can you say I don't care about coming to practice?
2. Julia claims she ran all the way to practice, and that this shows she cares about coming.
2.
A: We’re really going to miss you here, but I think we all would say “_______ on your next adventure!"
a. Best of luck
b. No such luck
c. Out of luck
a. Best of luck
_______________Canada has nine percent of the world’s forests. (report, simple present)
a. It is reports
b. It was report
c. It is reported that
c. It is reported that Canada has nine percent of the world’s forests.
What is the noun version of the verb: decide?
Decision
Susy is very honest as a friend. It's just not ________________ that she would have talked about me behind my back.
a. iffy
b. far-fetched
c. believable
c. believable
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
a. In my country, some people think that yellow is a lucky color.
b. In my country, some person think that yellow is a lucky color.
a. In my country, some people think that yellow is a lucky color.
A: How did you get such a nice office?
B: It was just ______.
a. beginner’s luck
b. no such luck
c. the luck of the draw
c. the luck of the draw
_______________Michael Jackson was the “King of Pop”. (say, simple past)
a. It been said
b. It was said
c. It was say
b. It was said that Michael Jackson was the "King of Pop".
What is the noun version of the verb: suggest?
Suggestion
The president wasn't just making a decision all of a sudden. He had _____________ reasons for choosing this.
a. well-founded
b. conceivable
c. plausible
a. well-founded
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
a. Many people feel that walking under an ladder brings bad luck.
b. Many people feels that walking under a ladder brings bad luck.
c. Many people feel that walking under a ladder brings bad luck.
c. Many people feel that walking under a ladder brings bad luck.
A: Did you hear about Jerry? He bought a new car and got into a car accident as he left the car lot!
B: Oh no! That was _____.
a. out of luck
b. bad luck
c. no such luck
d. the best of luck
b. bad luck
_______________that if Facebook was a country, it would have 1 billion more people than China. (estimate, present perfect)
a. It have been estimated
b. It has been estimated
c. It has been estimate
b. It has been estimated that if Facebook was a country, it would have 1 billion more people than China.
Use the noun version of the verb "accuse" in the following sentence:
That's quite a strong ___________ you made. Make sure it is well-founded before you go to the police!
Accusation
That story about climate change was really ______________. I think even people who deny climate change will have to start believing it now.
convincing
Luca: "I saw Bigfoot! I know what I saw!"
(Write a reporting sentence about this one)
Luca believes that he saw Bigfoot.
A: Hi, can I speak to Mary? I need to ask her an important question.
B: Oh, you’re ________. She left an hour ago.
out of luck
Some people claim that it is easier to fall asleep after drinking tea at night.
(passive, present perfect)
It has been claimed that it is easier to fall asleep after drinking tea at night.
Use the noun version of the verb "assert" in this sentence:
My friend and I made the __________ that since the sun had gone down, it was time to go home.
Assertion
It is a little ____________ to say that you lived in Peru for a year. Didn't you only stay there 5 months?
misleading
My brother: "Mom is always nicer to you than to me. She loves you more."
(Write a reporting sentence about this one)
My brother feels that our mom is...
Write a sentence with the expression "don't push your luck".
(varied answers)
At some point in time, everybody thought that the earth was flat.
(passive, simple past)
At some point in time, it was thought that the earth was flat.
Use the noun version of the verb "say" in the following sentence:
John's _________ was cruel. He had a sharp tongue, and he knew how to hurt us.
remark