Sentence correction
Susanna came home 1) from a work. She 2) putted the key in the lock of the 3) apartament door.
Susanna came home 1) from a work. She 2) putted the key in the lock of the 3) apartament door.
Susanna came home from work. She put the key in the lock of the apartment door. She opened the door.
Alter:
Grandpa didn’t know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.
Change
Example:
He has taken more responsibilities as he couldn’t say ‘no’ to his boss. I think he has bitten more than he can chew, and he’ll struggle to handle them all.
Bite off more than you can chew
To try to do something that is too difficult for you
Carlos wants to visit Paris Italy Germany and China.
Carlos wants to visit Paris, Italy, Germany, and China.
1) Her arm (am/are/is) __________ (to break).
1) Her arm (am/are/is) __________ (to break).
Her arm is broken .
Where is that music coming 1) from Emma looks around. She sees women’s clothing to her right. 2) she sees men’s clothing to her left.
Where is that music coming 1) from Emma looks around. She sees women’s clothing to her right. 2) she sees men’s clothing to her left.
Where is that music coming from? Emma looks around. She sees women’s clothing to her right. 2) She sees men’s clothing to her left.
Melodramatic:
When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor
melodramatic
adjective
melo·dra·mat·ic | \ ˌme-lə-drə-ˈma-tik \
Definition of melodramatic
1: of, relating to, or characteristic of melodramaa luridly melodramatic script
2: appealing to the emotions : SENSATIONAL the fund-raiser's desperate, melodramatic appeal for more donations
Example:
Many startups turn in a profit once in a blue moon.
Once in a blue moon
If something happens once in a blue moon, it happens rarely.
I like to go hiking fishing swimming and camping during summer.
I like to go hiking, fishing, swimming, and camping during summer.
Our house key (am/are/is) __________ (to hide) in the bushes.
Our house key (am/are/is) __________ (to hide) in the bushes.
Our house key is hidden in the bushes.
She sees 3) childrens clothing 4) in front her. It sounds like someone is 5) plaing a piano. Emma walks down the aisle of the department store. The music gets louder and louder.
She sees 3) childrens clothing 4) in front her. It sounds like someone is 5) plaing a piano. Emma walks down the aisle of the department store. The music gets louder and louder.
She sees children's clothing in front of her. It sounds like someone is playing a piano. Emma walks down the aisle of the department store. The music gets louder and louder.
Remorse:
As Tommy walked home with the money from the store he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.
NOUN
deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
"they were filled with remorse and shame"
synonyms:
contrition · deep regret · repentance · penitence · guilt · feelings of guilt · bad/guilty
Example:
More than five thousand cars sold so far. The new model is selling like hot cakes.
Sell like hot cakes
If something sells like hot cakes, it sells very fast.
We can go to the zoo or we can go to the movie theater.
We can go to the zoo, or we can go to the movie theater.
My bicycle (was/were) __________ (to steal) yesterday.
My bicycle (was/were) __________ (to steal) yesterday.
My bicycle was stolen yesterday.
6) She enter the jewelry department. The music gets even louder. 7) There is it! A woman is playing the piano in the jewelry department! 8) It sound so nice!
6) She enter the jewelry department. The music gets even louder. 7) There is it! A woman is playing the piano in the jewelry department! 8) It sound so nice!
She enters the jewelry department. The music gets even louder. There it is! A woman is playing the piano in the jewelry department! It sounds so nice!
Inquiry:
When the other moms heard about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email box was flooded with inquiries for her award winning muffin recipe.
inquiry
[ˈinkwərē, inˈkwī(ə)rē]
NOUN
an act of asking for information.
"a reporter from New York makes inquiries" ·[more]
synonyms:
question · query
an official investigation.
"he was one of the State's star witnesses in the murder inquiry" ·[more]
synonyms:
investigation · examination · exploration · probe · search · scrutiny · scrutinization · study · inspection · inquest · hearing
Example:
Ali is burning the candle at both ends. He is working two jobs, one in the evening.
Burn the candle at both ends
If you burn the candle at both ends, you work excessively hard, say, by keeping two jobs or by leading a busy social life in the evening.
Terry is working on a project and he should be finished with it next week.
Terry is working on a project, and he should be finished with it next week.
The secret will be __________ (to know) by tomorrow morning.
The secret will be __________ (to know) by tomorrow morning.
The secret will be known by tomorrow morning.
I’m Maria. 1) I am from Paris France, but now I live 2) in Chicago Illinois. 3) I am divorce.
I’m Maria. 1) I am from Paris France, but now I live 2) in Chicago Illinois. 3) I am divorce.
I’m Maria. I am from Paris, France, but now I live in Chicago, Illinois. I am divorced.
Perch:
The children were perched on the edge of the sofa arms, waiting to hop off and land on the next unlucky passerby.
perch
[pərCH]
NOUN
a thing on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or a horizontal rod or bar in a birdcage.
"the budgerigar shuffled along its perch"
synonyms:
pole · rod · branch · roost · rest · resting place
VERB
(of a bird) alight or rest on something.
"a herring gull perched on the mast"
Example:
I was on cloud nine after receiving the news of my promotion.
On cloud nine
If you’re on cloud nine, you’re very happy.
When I get home I am going to brush my teeth.
When I get home, I am going to brush my teeth.
The milk (am/are/is) all __________ (to go).
The milk (am/are/is) all __________ (to go).
The milk is all gone.