Vocabulary
The adjective sophisticated means ____________
a. advanced or experienced
b. valuable but hard to find
a. advanced or experienced
Too vs. enough
Is this sentence correct or incorrect: They have enough money to live wherever they want.
(Hint: Book pg. 48)
This sentence is correct!
To say there is the right amount of something, use adjective + enough or enough + noun.
What continent is Greece on?
Europe
What is the Gerund of the verb "open"?
Opening
Which of these words means "things that are normal, ordinary, and following the accepted way"?
A.) Diverse B.) cooperate C.) conventional
C.) conventional
Making comparisons (Hint: Book page 108)
Is this comparison used correctly? - Among all of the paintings submitted in the art contest, his was the better.
Incorrect! We need to use a superlative to compare one thing to many things. "Better" would be used if we were only comparing one thing.
Correct: Among all of the paintings submitted in the art contest, his was the best.
True or False: Sharks do not have bones.
True!
Fill in the blank with "was" or "were".
The boys _____ playing baseball outside.
The boys were playing baseball outside.
Something that is innovative is _________.
a. new and modern b. important part of something
a. new and modern
Adjective clauses- is this modification correct or incorrect?
I saw a documentary. It was about king penguins.
I saw a documentary that was about king penguins.
(Hint: Book pg. 30)
Correct! An adjective clause describes or modifies a noun. We can join two simple sentences together by using an adjective clause.
Which is the most common letter in the English language?
The letter "E"! It appears in around 11% of all words in the English language. The least common letter is "Q", which only appears in 0.2% of words.
(simple past) Correct this sentence:
We didn’t be late to school yesterday.
We weren't late to school yesterday.
A person's philosophy is his or her ________.
a. belief about others
b. attitude towards life
b. attitude towards life
Adjective clauses
Combine these sentences together using an adjective clause: Penguins live in large colonies. These may contain 100,000 birds.
(Hint: Book pg.30)
Peguins live in large colonies that/which my contain 100,000 birds.
Which fruit works as a natural meat tenderizer?
Pineapple! It contains an enzyme called bromelain which breaks down protein chains in meat.
Irregular past tense
What is the past tense of "drink"?
Drank
What does the word "empirical" mean?
(adj) based on scientific observations and experiments
Passive Voice
Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice: A large group of tourists observed the volcano eruption.
(Hint: Book pg. 68)
The volcano eruption was observed by a large group of tourists.
The passive voice is formed by using a form of be plus the past participle of a verb. Another example- This rock was formed millions of years ago.
How many bones are in the human body?
(points awarded if you are within a range of 20!)
206!
(Simple past vs simple past continuous)
The postman ______ (arrive) while I ______ (leave) the house.
The postman arrived while I was leaving the house.