Grammar
Recognise the tense:
"I'm only doing this to upset my father."
Present continuous
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. "
William Shakespeare
earth
dirt, land, clay, terrain, turf...
stupid
smart, intelligent, bright, sensible...
YOLO
You Only Live Once
Grammatically speaking, what is "pre-" in the word "prematurely" and what is "-less" in the word "boneless?"
Pre- is a prefix and -less is a suffix
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
Vito Corleone
reply
answer, retort, feedback, reaction...
pause
continue, go, start, advance...
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation
What is an idiom? Give an example.
An idiom is a phrase that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning you wouldn’t be able to deduce from the meanings of the individual words.
"Have you seen Lauren? I hope she hasn't kicked the bucket.""Not all those who wander are lost."
J. R. R. Tolkien
bemuse
confuse, bewilder, amaze, perplex, puzzle...
lavish
destitute, barren, lacking, mean, sparse...
IQ
Intelligence Quotient
What is the formula for a future perfect sentence? Give an example.
will + have + past participle
"By the time I'm 80, I will have already punched a few hamsters."
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy
bedazzled
charmed, captivated, delighted, mesmerised...
homeless
settled, inhabited
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Define prepositions
A preposition is a word—and almost always a very small, very common word—that shows direction (to in "a letter to you"), location (at in "at the door"), or time (by in "by noon"), or that introduces an object (of in "a basket of apples").
"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."
Margaret Thatcher
ere
before, prior
beckon
repel, repulse, deter, push...
SCUBA
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus