Vocab
Define the word predominantly.
mostly, mainly
The man altered the painting. He loved art.
The man who loved art altered the painting.
Correct or Incorrect?
The student has always loved cats, however he was afraid of dogs.
Incorrect!
However is not a FANBOY. It is not a coordinating conjunction and cannot be used to join 2 clauses.
Correct: The student has always loved cats, but he was afraid of dogs.
Write the correct comparative form of the word in parentheses. Remember that you might need to add a word.
I am ________ (happy) than I was yesterday.
happier
Which is the better thesis statement for an essay comparing Netflix and Amazon.
1) I will tell you about the streaming services Netflix and Amazon.
2) Netflix and Amazon are very different streaming services.
2.
See page 107. A comparison essay can do 1 of 3 things:
Say that two subjects are different
Say that two subjects are similar
Say that they share similarities and differences.
aggressive passive bold
Joe is not a very active person. He tends to wait _____________ for people to tell him what to do.
passively
The student has many notions about what is correct. She has read all the books.
The student who has read all the books has many notions about what is correct.
Find the error.
Boston is a lot bigger than Cambridge. Cambridge has as many students as Boston. Although it is smaller. It is still a very famous university town.
Sentence fragment: Although it is smaller.
Write the correct comparative form of the word in parentheses. Remember that you might need to add a word.
This painting is _____________ (beautiful) than yours.
more beautiful
Is the following correct or incorrect? If it is incorrect, fix it!
Many people believe that people in the US eat lots of hamburgers. Not only hamburgers, but also French fries, Coca Cola, and fried chicken.
Incorrect. The second sentence is actually a fragment. It is lacking a subject and a verb.
sensitive sensible bold
The ___________child could easily understand other people's feelings.
The flowers were a beautiful ____________ red.
sensitive, bold
The tattoo was in the shape of a large rose. I got it at a studio in Brighton.
The tattoo that/which/nothing I got at a studio in Brighton was in the shape of a large rose.
What are the collocations of the following words:
crucial
conform
devote
It is crucial that
conform to
devote time / energy to
Write the correct comparative form of the word in parentheses. Remember that you might need to add a word.
The car is ________ (good) for me than the other.
better
What is wrong with this body paragraph from a comparison essay about France and the US?
French people tend to drink wine. They usually have it daily with dinner. Americans, by contrast, tend to drink beer. At breakfast, many French people drink cocoa in a bowl, or a small cup of espresso while Americans drink - well, a big cup of American coffee (which is much weaker than espresso).
There is no topic sentence! We need something like:
"French and American people prefer different drinks."
leisure caution wander uniform alter passive
The little boy ___________ around the dangerous neighborhood without showing any ___________ at all.
wandered, caution
Combine the two sentences into one by using an adjective clause.
Eliana saw the book. Her mom bought it for her.
Eliana saw the book that her mom bought for her.
Eliana saw the book her mom bought for her.
Eliana saw the book which her mom bought for her.
The sentence below contains an error in parallel comparison. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
Kevin's trip around the world was longer than Joe.
Kevin's trip around the world was longer than Joe's trip.
Kevin's trip around the world was longer than Joe's.
Kevin's trip around the world was longer than that of Joe.
Write the correct comparative form of the word in parentheses. Remember that you might need to add a word.
This cake is _____________ (bad) than Jose's.
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix the problem!
In the US, there many different food traditions, in my country, there are two main traditions.
Comma splice!
In the US, there many different food traditions; in my country, there are two main traditions.
Define the following words: subjective, crucial, appreciate, external
Use 2 of the words in a sentence.
subjective: influenced by personal opinion
crucial: extremely important
appreciate: to understand how good or useful something is
external: outside a surface or body
Is this correct?
Harvard University that is a very famous school is located in Cambridge.
No. Harvard University is a proper noun. This therefore is a non-restrictive clause. The adjective clause MUST use "which" and MUST have commas.
Harvard University, which is a very famous school, is located in Cambridge.
Try to find all the errors!
Joe is a devote brother. He is very handsome. Some people say Joe is handsomer then his father. Joe's hair is predominant black with a little white mixed in.
The man is a devoted brother. He is very handsome. Some people say Joe is more handsome than his father. Joe's hair is predominantly black with a little white mixed in.
If two books are the same weight, we would say:
The blue book is _____________ (heavy) the green book.
The blue book is as heavy as the green book.
Could this be improved or not? How?
I believe that the US and France are quite different and that all countries are different from each other but I also believe that such differences make it fun to travel.
I believe that the US and France are quite different and that all countries are different from each other. However, I also believe that such differences make it fun to travel.