GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
The missing word in this conditional sentence: "If I ________ studied harder for my final exams last term, I would have passed with flying colors."
HAD
If you are feeling slightly sick or unwell, you are said to be "under the" this.
What is the weather?
A formal academic verb meaning to carefully check, look over, or study something in detail.
What is to examine (or analyze/scrutinize)?
Translated to English, the Arabic name "Bahrain" literally means this.
What is "Two Seas"?
This single, crucial sentence usually found at the end of an essay's introduction states the main argument or purpose.
What is a thesis statement?
The correct passive voice version of: "The teacher is evaluating the graduation essays right now."
What is "The graduation essays are being evaluated right now"?
This idiom means to reveal a secret, often accidentally (Hint: It involves a feline).
What is to "let the cat out of the bag"?
This 11-letter adjective describes something that is very important, essential, or decisive for the success of something else.
What is significant (or crucial)?
This ancient civilization, centered in Bahrain, is famous for its historical burial mounds and trading legacy.
What is the Dilmun civilization?
The literary device used when a writer gives human characteristics to non-human objects (e.g., "The wind whispered through the palm trees").
What is personification?
Complete this formal inversion: "Seldom ________ I seen such a beautiful presentation on Bahraini history."
What is have?
When you face a difficult situation directly and with courage, you "take the bull by the" these.
What are horns?
This noun means a change or modification made to a text, law, or document.
What is an amendment?
In English, this is the official title given to the historical marketplace located in the heart of Manama.
What is the Manama Souq?
Words like "Furthermore," "However," and "Consequently" are known as these types of words because they link ideas together.
What are transition words (or cohesive devices)?
This type of relative clause provides essential information about the noun and does not use commas.
What is a defining relative clause?
This idiom means to complete two tasks with a single action or effort.
What is "to kill two birds with one stone"?
To infer or arrive at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence or known facts.
What is to deduce?
This English word describes the iconic traditional Bahraini sailing vessels historically used for pearl diving and trading.
What is a dhow?
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point, such as "I've told you a million times."
What is a hyperbole?
Fix the dangling modifier in this sentence: "Walking into the classroom, the whiteboard was already written on."
What is "Walking into the classroom, the teacher saw that the whiteboard was already written on"?
If a project or plan is stopped completely and you have to start all over from the very beginning, you are back to this "square."
What is square one?
An adjective meaning widespread, common, or existing everywhere at a particular time (e.g., "The use of smartphones is...").
What is ubiquitous (or prevalent)?
This modern engineering marvel connects the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
What is the King Fahd Causeway?
This term describes the presentation of someone else's work or ideas as your own, which must be avoided in academic writing.
What is plagiarism?