a. Slow and clumsy because of great weight:
b. Something that weighs a lot, that is difficult to lift or carry
a. ponderous
b. heavy
100
Cordial handshake
Adjective
100
a. The man greeted his boss with a cordial handshake.
a. I couldn't believe how ___________ the new girl was; she said hi to everyone in the hallway!
a. cordial
b. friendly
100
I am on a diet yet I really want a cookie but I think it would be really bad for me.
Subjects: I, I, I
Verbs: am, want, think
Conjunctions: yet, but
RUN ON
100
________ such a shame that the school lost so much of ______ funding.
it's, its
200
a. not consistent, happening from time-to-time, periodically
b.Happening often or a lot
a. Sporadic
b. Frequent
200
She makes her bed sporadically.
Adverb
200
a. The heat really ________________ everyone's ability to learn. Students were too hot and tired to concentrate.
a. debilitate
200
My family don't agree never.
My family doesn't agree ever.
200
Did she ______________ his proposal?
accept
300
a. courteous, gracious, warm, sincere
b. Kind and pleasant
a. cordial
b. friendly
300
She rambles on and on.
verb
300
a. My friend has a really ___________ taste in food; she likes Italian food, sushi, Thai food, and Mexican food.
a. eclectic/diverse
300
My husband was working so I went shopping.
Subject: husband
verb: working
Conjunction: so
NOT A RUN ON
300
The tornadoes are having a huge ________ on the people of Oklahoma. ____________ struggling to put _________ lives back together now.
effect, they're, their
400
to make weak, to make feeble
debilitate
400
A debilitating experience.
adjective
400
a. The teacher decided to ___________ the lesson in order to have time to answer questions at the end.
b. Many girls at the school try to __________ their skirts by rolling them up.
a. truncate
b. shorten
400
Did you hear how loudly the students were talking in the hallway?