Vocabulary
Expressed regret
What is lamented?
i do not like spinach, but i do like lettuce.
I do not like spinach, but I do like lettuce.
Sarah grabbed her umbrella before leaving the house. Dark clouds covered the sky, and the wind was beginning to pick up.
It is going to rain.
The puppy was famished after playing outside all afternoon, so it quickly ate its entire bowl of food.
Very hungry.
Does Jing-Mei like to play piano?
No
Lacking harmony
What is discordant?
Music make bus ride go quickly
Music makes the bus ride go quickly.
Jamal checked the clock every few minutes. He had already packed his backpack and was standing by the door before anyone else was ready.
Jamal wants to go.
The playground was vacant during the thunderstorm. No children were outside.
Empty
Did the speaker in Grounded get to Luisa's party?
No
Destroyed; completely upset
What is devastated?
I did not go to the pool, i went to the zoo
I did not go to the pool, I went to the zoo.
Emma's hands shook as she stepped onto the stage. She took a deep breath and looked out at the audience.
Emma is nervous.
The once thriving shopping center now had boarded-up windows, empty stores, and very few visitors.
Successful
What happens at Jing-Mei's piano performance?
She had not put effort into learning her piece, so she did not play it well.
Feeling that one has been disrespected?
What is indignity?
The student are working hard
The students are working hard/The student is working hard.
The grass was wet, puddles covered the sidewalk, and water dripped from the tree branches.
It recently rained.
The principal's reluctance to cancel the event was obvious, but the dangerous weather left her with no choice.
Hesitation or unwillingness
What does a sentence need?
Capitalization, punctuation, a noun, and a verb.
Fighting noisily over small things
What is squabbling?
My dog alway nows when a person is at the door
My dog always knows when a person is at the door.
Tyler pushed his chair back, crossed his arms, and stared out the window while the rest of the group discussed ideas.
Tyler does not want to participate.
Despite the scientist's skepticism, she carefully reviewed the evidence before deciding whether the new theory was valid.
Doubt
What does nonfiction mean?
Not fake, or real.