Home Vocabulary
A general word for a place to live, stay, or lodge, often used when booking a hotel room or looking for an apartment.
Accommodation
A person's general attitude or perspective toward life
Outlook
Finish this sentence with the correct relative pronoun to identify a place: "A homeland is a country ________ you were born."
where
Punctuate this sentence correctly: "My household which consists of five people generates a lot of waste."
"My household, which consists of five people, generates..."
Use this specific structure to describe a past habit or state that is no longer true today. Give an example sentence.
Used to "I used to feel homesick."
Feeling sad or longing because you are away from your family for a long time.
Homesick
The treatment and instruction received by a child from their parents while growing up.
Upbringing
Identify the error in this defining relative clause sentence and explain why: "The accommodation who we rented for the summer was right next to the beach."
change "who" to "which" or "that" Because accommodation is an object/place, not a person.
This specific relative pronoun, very popular in defining clauses, is strictly forbidden from being used in non-defining relative clauses.
that
Fix the error in this sentence about a current comfort level:
"I am used to live in a small accommodation."
change "live" to "living"
A person or group of people living together in a single dwelling.
Household
The average number of years a person could live.
Life expectancy
Combine these two sentences using a defining relative clause: "I met a person. Their upbringing was very strict."
I met a person whose upbringing was very strict
Identify the exact error in this sentence detailing a local event:
"Our town's historic library, we visited during our school field trip, is undergoing major renovations this winter."
missing relative pronoun (specifically, "which" or "whom" after the first comma)
Complete this sentence to show a past habit that no longer happens:
"When I was a child, I __________ eat broccoli, but now I absolutely love it."
"didn't use to"
The things that a person owns or has with him that are protable
Belongings
The level of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to a certain geographic area.
Standard of Living
Combine these two sentences using a defining relative clause: "The laptop topped working. I bought it only a month ago."
"The laptop [which / that] I bought only a month ago stopped working."
Combine these two sentences using a non-defining relative clause: Dr. Green is retiring next month. His research changed the field of medicine.
"Dr. Green, whose research changed the field of medicine, is retiring next month."
Explain the exact difference in meaning between these two statements:
"I used to drive on the left side of the road."
"I am used to driving on the left side of the road."
Sentence 1 means it was a past habit (you don't do it anymore), while Sentence 2 means it is familiar, normal, and no longer strange to you right now.
A structure providing protection from bad weather or danger
Shelter
The degree to which a person is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy life events.
Quality of life
Combine these two sentences using a defining relative clause: "This is the professor. I told you about him yesterday."
"This is the professor whom I told you about yesterday."
Name three differences between defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses.
Essential infomation (defining) extra information (non-defining)
no commas (defining) commas (non-defining)
can use "that" (defining) "that" is forbidden
Pronoun can be omitted (defining) Pronoun can never be omitted (non-defining)
Fill in the blank:
"Moving to a rainy city was tough at first, but I am slowly ____________ the gloomy weather."
"getting used to"