101 Soua Hong

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5/21/09


2)
-run on sentence
3)
-talking about newspaper printing news(object)
-object is being compared with the hometown
-if you say as does hometown, sounds like hometown is the subject
-as does works because it matches the verb "does print"
-as long as you have the helping verb, it's okay
-no need to repeat same verb
4)
-they could be "potatoes" or "barrels"
-antecedent
-since both plurals, could be either
-they were not blocking the highway, but the traffic
5)
-SKIP
6)
-subject and verb are necessary
-then pronouns
-"they"-students
-when you say the reason is:
-correct way the reason is because
7)
-NO ERROR
8)
-TYPO:
-QUESTION: then->ten
-A: o->to
-C: then->ten
-rule: dangling participle/modifier
-situation: driving too fast, my car spun off the highway
-driving-participle
-C: dangling
-D: run on sentence
9)
-B: third part doesn't match with first two(pathos, tragedy, and her humorous side)
-should be pathos, tradgedy, and humor
-C: not TWO things, but three things
-D: don't use "and" twice
-when seeing the word having-> no good
-because-> good
-keeps things straight
10)
-SKIP
11)
-this corporation is dependent on the university and government
-need to figure out who is supporting who
12)
-
13)
-NO ERROR
-it is the contract that will satisfy
14)
-either/or always goes together
15)
-invaluable-VERY invaluable
-pronoun "it"-shards
-pottery-adj. for shards
-singular so doesn't match
-MUST CHECK ANTECEDENT FOR EVERY PRONOUN
16)
-can't say THE only one of a kind
EX: the only one of that kind
EX: the only one of its kind
17)
-if you are trying to say his background, then WHOSE is correct usage
18)
-tenses aren't correct
19)
-NO ERROR
20)
-SKIP
21)
-appositive is when you rename a noun to explain what it is
EX: Mr.Kim, the best teacher ever, teaches grammar.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-can never say "by he"
-"by him"

22)
-comparison
-riding a bicycle and explain
-want parallelism
-making look the same
-to ride, to explain
-riding, explaining
23)
-SKIP
24)
-if you have a comma with a but, you need a full sentence after
-complex sentence
-clause
-compound
-but with comma with two sentences
25)
-not "on"
-you want "with"
26)
-SKIP
27)
-what was appointed by the commision?
-clinic
-center
-verb needs to be "were" not was
-wrong tense
28)
-TYPO: tables->tablets
-antecedent-tablets
29)
-constant modifies seafloor
-not "constant" changing
-"constantly" changing



DANGLING SENTENCES

1) Dancing all night, the skirt

2) Wearing a red headband, the Golden Retriever ran along with his exercise trainer.
Wearing a red headband, the exercise trainer ran along his Golden Retreiver.

3) Crawling on the chair, James watched his hamster.
Crawling on the chair, the hamster was being watched by James.

4) Holding her textbooks, the chair held the girl up.
Hold her textbooks, the girl sat on the chair.

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5/28/09

SECTION 6

1)
-have "they" but already have "delegates"
-stating subject twice, no good
-unless you use an appositive
EX: Mr. K, my favorite teacher, is very nice (this is okay)
-"coming this far", describes the delegates
-best thing to do is putting "coming this far" to the front
-make sure answers aren't dangling
2)
-if begins a subordinate clause
-you need a full sentence after this
3)
-need to have plural verb (are)
4)
-if you are talking about whether, you talking about if it WOULD happen
5)
-TYPO:
-QUESTION: mine->nine
6)
-almost a full sentence after comma, makes run on sentence
-for with a comma works like a because
7)
-antecedent of "it" cannot be images because plural
-antecedent cannot be "poem" because it's possesive
8)
-wordy way of saying she is a gifted story teller
-"being" in the beginning of a sentence is a bad choice because wording is bad

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8) suject for threatens -> difficulties
-change threatens to "threaten"
-cross off A,D and E

9) looking at a comparison of two things
-when you consider what you should expect is the role of advertising may be to appeal and persuade
-it would be good to have TO DO something else because strict parallelism
-keep it same format as the first

10) "As an undergraduate at Rutgets University" -> dangling
*used as ADJ.

11) Roman Empire is not -> their
-actually "its"
-"questionable means were used often by" -> passive voice

12) antecedent for it-canoeing
-serene->serenely
*need an adverb to describe how it's going down

13) make sure same tense logic
-not WILL have voted, but WOULD have
*will-> future, would-> past

14) no error

15) want adverb so calm-> calmly

17) have to say "who" or "whom"
-who=he (nominative case)
-use for subjects
-whom=him (objective case)
-use for objects
EX: This is the baby [who kissed me] (he)
[whom i kissed] (him)
18) prefer A to B

19) can't say YOUR because it's ancient civilization

20) subject-use

21) wrong tense
-says WAS so not WOULD

22) antecedent of who -> workers
*usually right before the word
-no error

23) when you protest, you don't protest over the new law, you protest THE LAW

24) between my sister and ME not I
-usually ME in a preposition

25) people can't be A model
-plural

26) no antecedent

27) professor's insistence ARE? no... IS not

28) no error

29) if you say between, has to be A and B, not OR
-look thoroughly because long sentences can throw you off




IF THEN STATEMENTS

Past Tense:
1) I never attended preschool, but if I would had attended I would be in a different school.

Present Tense:
2) I don't go to University High, but if I went

Future Tense:
3) I won't be going to the concert, but if I were to go I would buy food since it lasts until dinner.

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7/2/09 Grammar Notes

1)
-although-council -> unnecessary
-B: the "of" means they were enthusiastic and supportive of the rules
-C: they were ENTHUSIASTICALLY supported-describing the support not enthusiastic of the rules

2)
-problem-subject
-frequently-modifier
-verb should finish up the sentence

3)
correct as it is

4)
-a through d wrong
-wherever is better
-use instead of the 4 words
-brevity is always preferred

8)
-can have "and they"
-B: say "scientists" and then says "they" again
-C: seeking-earthquakes ->appositive
-this is a participle phrase

9)
-when you have a comparison, you must think of the rule for comparisons
-one way to say it is, "apples and oranges"
EX: my head is bigger than david's (mitchmatch comparison)

10)
-saying "The reason for" is incorrect to say "because"
-correct by saying "that"
-your subject is reason, your verb is is
-"that she is too smart"=reason (object)
-when you state because you say, "Rebecca is lazy because..."

14)
-introducing-ones ->whole subject

17)
-look at tense and subject-verb agreement

19)
-when there is a pronoun, look for an antecedent

23)
-no error

26)
-ms. andrews is the appositive for her coworker

27)
-fastest-because out of ALL the animals

28)

29)
-not an antecedent, it's just a filler for the position of the sentence
-do not find subject inside prepositional phrase
-no error

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[vocabulitis5]

Instructions for July 16th.



The following are problematic phrases taken from practice tests. Before we begin the lecture, take some time to go through the list and try to identify the grammar rule associated with the phrase. Write your guess in the right column. You are not expected to know all of them, but I will need to see your guesses to know how well you know your grammar topics. During lecture, you will need to replace your text with the correct answers.



You have until 4:30 PM to go through the list.





RED FLAG
RULE

4:00 P.M. this afternoon
REDUNDANCY:end up saying same thing twice in the sentence. means the two parts mean same thing "P.M." & "this afternoon"

a means of survival
means is singular. thinks its wrong because "a" "means" incorrect answer will probably be E) no error

a number of
""/the number of. if you talk about the # of people in class, it is 15 people (1 #). if you say "a" number is absent, use like "a lot of". plural verb.

A talented and versatile artist,
beginning of sentence. in the sentence, you aren't going to have a "" is___. going to get S-V. "" becomes a modifier. APPOSITIVE. rule=DANGLING: EX: the man walked his dog in a blue coat

GERUND: ing=n
PARTICIPAL-ing,ed=adj.
abide with
don't need with. abide means to follow. you say abide by ___

about me getting the seats
POSSESSIVE before a GERUND. think about if the ing verb is a gerund.

about who
who is equivilent to a he, she, I. you say him, her, me. these are the object pronouns. so you need "whom" to whom, by whom, for whom. OBJECTIVE CASE AFTER A PREPOSITION.

After seeing the movie,
EX: brad pitt became the biggest star. not correct because brad pitt didn't see the movie and then become a star. DANGLING issue

agreement among two people
among is used when comparing three or more. word we want is "between". BETWEEN(2)VS. AMONG.(3+)

Along the curve of the island lies¡­
not dangling because doesn't follow the pattern with a comma. no comma because the prep phrases tells where they lie. where and not how.
V-S PATTERN
as expensive than
when you use as, adj, then you need an as after the comparison.

At the heart of this program....
about where something is. probably going to get a V-S pattern.
barely
double negative

because of being¡­
general rule: because is very good.because of is a prep. not good if you say because of being.

before
A BEFORE B. going to have 2 actions in the past tense.

best workers are those which¡­
best workers are those WHO.

between
between vs. among. after between, you have to say between A and B.

Between the sales manager and I
the word between-prep. because of this, you say of me, to me.

between you and I
between you and me. EX: between Joe and him.

Burdened with luggage¡­
dangling issue

clever designed birdfeeder
this has two adj. means to say cleverly designed birdfeeder.
concerned ____
concerned about. somethimes you can say concerned with.

confident about
don't say confident about. you say donfident in

department
a COLLECTIVE NOUN: it is singular. need is. as a pronoun, becomes an "it"

different than
don't say than with different. say different from

each of the women
of the women-prep phrase. need singular verb because each. and would use

either
either is singular. goes with an "or"

everybody
singular. say open his book.
everyone
singular

family
collective noun

Far away from being a conservative,¡­
don't have to say away.far away is only for distance. difference between farther and further. far-distance; fur-more

fieldwork where they can study ¡­
fieldwork is a project. "where" is only used if the word before it is a place.

for Joe and I
for joe and me

for we students
if you want we or us. cross out students and see which fits.

for who
for whom because it's a prep.
foundation awarded Carlos and I
cross out Carlos. not I, but is me.

had swam
say had swum. EX: bring brought have brought.

lie, lay, lain.
to lie-lie down. put yourself on the bed.
yesterday i laid down. (past)
before, i have lain down.

lay, laid, laid
lay-the hen laid an egg (pres)
had taken
A-B-NOW

Hailed as one of the best poets of all time,
...shakespeare

has taken


he had wrote
he had written
write, wrote, written
participle form is used when you have the tense: had(past per.), have, has, special case (pasive voice):was, were, is, are
he has cast his vote
"has" tells that its pres per.
it is correct. chances are if it ends with an st, it doesn't change.
he is regarded to be
he is regarded as ___

her ability for supervising
have to check "for surpervising" and would look at "ability"

SPLIT INFINITIVE: 3 verbals are: infinitive, gerund, participle. EX: to eat, to never eat
him talking
his talking. posessive form infront of a gerund
I am as smart as
I am "as" smart as. she

I am better than her
I am better "than" her. she is

I am taller than
I am taller "than". she is
The "than" compares two sentences. it's comparing she is tall, so you omit it. so state only the one word that is different
I feel badly
I feel bad. "feel"->linking verb. verb=action, state of being
EX: Mrs. Chang is beautiful. "Is" functions as an equal sign. only way sentence would work is if you worked as a fabric feeler, you feel the fabrics badly. your sensory words are not adverbs
I prefer that ¡­
wish/hope
EX: i recommend that she come/arrive (always plural)
i prefer that___
it is important that___
if could, he would choose to do it
if he could, he would choose to do it. If he had done A, (then) he would have done B.
If he ¡­
If he were/had ___
EX: He is not the president, but if he were ___. this is a hypothetical situation.
If I was any faster
If I were any faster. hypothetical situation.

if she had accepted, she¡­
If she had accepted, she would have ___.
imminent
imminent/eminent. imminent-about to happen very soon. eminent-someone who is well respected and famous.

In the foothills of the mountain range is¡­
In the foothills & of the mountain range(prep and tells where) can't decide on is/are until know what thing is.
(Where) V-S
In the year of 1977

incredulous

indebted with


Inside the box is ¡­


intently and with compassion


invaluable


is different ¡­


It is important that ¡­


It was them


itself


jury


kind of a car


largely due to


last year


lay


less


less fat


less paper


less than three women


look at the prices close

me gaining weight


more


most

Mother told my brother and I


neither


neither


none


none of us


not only


now that


one likes to believe¡­


one of the kids


ought


people which were attending


people who wish to be a model


persecuted


plus being


prefer


preoccupation


principle


prohibit


prohibit to own


protested over the decision


rarely


rock and roll


scarcely


sensitive to be cricized


she could of done


since 1985


staff


stationery


supply and demand


surely


ten pages or less


than


the announcement where ¡­


the author about whom I wrote¡­


the boys and their teacher


the council announced their decision


the latter


the most perfect

the number of


the number of people have increased


the period of time


the principal was aggravated


the principle doctrines


the rapid spreading notion


the reason is because


the scene when


the story where


the use of plastic is greater than¡­


there is usually two German shepherds

there were two causes:


this being that


this group of people


To pass English this year, ¡­

Until it can


was more widely read than


we had rented


you

you are taller than I


off of


discrete


discreet

[soualinaaaxd]

1) it is setting

2)affluent-rich
corpulence doesn't fit
practicality means thinking about real life things

3)suffering from various ailments-sick
narrow answers down to something related
cerebral-has to do with brain
mandatory-required

4)valuable and comprehensive is positive
undermine means to weaken

5)forfeit-give up
not going to give up because it said the high winds did something

6)commendable-praise
you offer conciliatory words after you fight with someone
indulge-please someone
harang-throw insults at people

7)when they put a comma and put a description, pay attention to it

8)melodrama is overly dramatic dramas
solicitous-asking your neighbor if they're alright, if they need help
histrionic people are over dramatic and yell and jump

9)did not mention D)
E) is not true because they do know a lot about their behavior

10)technical difficulties

11)technical difficulties

12)technical difficulties

13)technical difficulties

14)replenish-to restock
they can be inspired
they can't be attacked by their visions

15)Rousseau was an 18th century French philosopher
the point that it is not a new idea

16) is it an ahtrppological fallacy? yes

17)there is a difficulty in the story
theory is the native americans are what their ancestors were supposed to be like
the difficulty does not undermine the effort to get rid of the false sterotypes

18)

19)one group (the Europeans) and another (native americans)
native americans aren't going to accept this. and it isn't criticisms

20)you don't get written documentations for native americans
thats why western historians think they can't get information from them because of their mnemonic devices and oral traditions

21)

22)
23)
24)






SECTION 5


1)

2)toadies means a person who is trying to kiss up all the time
connoisseur is like an expert
superiors are people in a high position
sycophants are kiss ups



3)plico-to fold
membranous-thin sheet of flim

4)a mixture of dialects to reflect what?
you're trying to show that there is a mixture
homogeneous is opposite of heterogeneous
intonation is the tone of your language
spontaneity means happening without any preparation
profound is deep and serious

5)palliative-calm, smooting
litigious-litigation
compendious-a collection of summaries

23)machines can be as inspiring as works of arts-poetry
nothing in there about being misunderstood
pretentions are kind of haughty

24) wilbur wright was not a heroic figure, but he was just a regular guy
no part about unimaginative thinking
demystify, as in mystical. when someone calls wilbur wright a monk in the mountains, that's kind of mystical. and what the author does is try to demystify it and make it very realistic
to perpetuate means to keep going

15) TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

SECTION 8

1) swindler is the person who is deceiving.
the gullible person is the prey
a nemesis is the enemy


2)this means they can get more food and keep them
doesn't slow down distribution because transportation improves
peri$hable means dying, so food that can rot

3)inevitable-unavoidable
dis-away or apart;con-with/together
cord as in musical cord, harmony

4)surprises people because the coach is usually not open with his emotions
not weeping because he's sad
demonstrative-demonstrating your emotions

5) harsh and dense are the definitions for the answer
opacity-goes with opaque
rigid-unbending, strict
brevity-shortness
florid-colorful, descriptive

6) the oil companies will say, oh it won't harm the animals, so we should be able to drill
they will say from the previous drilling, it wasn't harmful
so it is negligible
counterproductive-going against something
magnanimous-kind

11)B) doesn't make it an insignificant place
A) UNLIKELY to have major consequences-insignificant

13) C) doesn't sound like a good answer choice
D) we are talking about attiudes in social class
E) he doesn't lie about his background

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8/13/09

SECTION 2

1)key word-surprise
to avoid being surprising, he would choose the opposite
opposite is predictable

2)for animals, a bad winter will weaken them more
so what kind of consequences? it would be catastrophic
-regressive
re-back
gress-to step
regress-go backward
EX: acting like a child, regressing to your childhood
-ingress-entrance
-egress-exit

3)not an entertainment
not an attitude
can be a bargain because it says something about a practical/economic thing
it coud be a misfortune, but nothing indicates a fortune
love---------$---------no love
doesn't mean you don't have any love, doesn't mean you have love, you just want money
-devoid-empty
-dis-not
par-equal
put down more than it is supposed to be

4)procrastinators are naturally inclined to procrastinate
-temporize-put things off
-prolong-to make it lengthy
-scoff at-sneer, ridicule

5)the atmostpheric gases do the same thing as the glass windows
key words-light, insulation
the light is going to come through the window
-insulation-heat is kept inside the building
-admit-let in
-deflect-to bounce off
-dispense-releases; lets out

6)key phrase-praised for her style, ridiculed for her vacuity
style-good
vacuity-bad
-moves the naive people with the style
-leads them believe it had content
-dalliance-fooling around
-infelicity-not happy
-boor-person with no manners

7)key phrase-his ___ behavior
key word-irritated
-fastidious-difficult to please
-mercenaries were soldiers who were paid to fight
-sedulous/assiduous-working hard
-vindictive-mean; cruel; getting revenge
-petulant-bratty; if doesn't get his way, has a tantrum
-sentence is more about being irritated, not picky

8)key phrase-not so sentimental (was called) sentimental
-can eliminate cursory and meticulous
-cursory-brief; not thorough
-meticulous-paying attention to every detail
-cloyingly sweet-too sweet
-prosaic-dull and boring
-consecrated-made wholey



SECTION 5

1) myriad-many
-key phrase-detail-oriented workers
-adept-good at something
-remiss-irresponsible
-contemptuous-feel contempt; dislike

2)key phrase-controversial tax
*government taxes on an activity
-if you have a controversial tax, the people are going to be angry and protest
-the worst case scenario is the boston tea party
-conflagration-great fire
-the prime minister begged people to stop the rebellions, so he tried to quell
-fortified-to make something stronger

3) inbreeding-having relations within the same family group
*marrying your own relatives and having children
-dominate, recessive
-recessive-carries the diseases
-a lot of people are carriers of these diseases
-relatives are likely to carry the same alio
-if you match up with someone within your same relative, then you end up having 25% of having a child with this disease
-want something negative
-ineffable-something you can't express
-articulated-expressed in words
-if genes can be articulated, but it shows up so you can see it; doesn't describe the gene
-suma-peak
-consummate(v)-to complete

4)key phrase-accused him
-chances are, need a (-) word
-fidelity-being faithful
-steadfast-loyal; faithful
-inflexibility-not flexible;rigid
-negligance-no attention
-vacilate-to waver

5)judicious-good judgement
-need both strength and weakness
-extreme word for strengh is eulogy
-equitable-balanced

20)de-away
-tract-put
-like a double (-) making a positive
-E) doesn't really support



SECTION 8

1)key phrase-advice
-cousel
-concord-harmony

2)key phrase-that excitement
-he is sharing that excitement
-1st blank-passion for
-2nd blank-sharing

3)key word-disintegration-the fall of the empire
-it seems sad
-decisive-seems clear at one point
-not really unexpected because empires fall all the time
-catastrophic words, sounds bad
-key word-disaster; that-clues that this is the word
-something opposite of the first because it says "nevertheless"
-constructive is a good aspect

4)key word-cloak
clouds-shroud the mountain
-shroud-cover up

5)when peoples demands for the product was increasing, Walker did it just as it happened
-key phrase-just as
-it's all about getting there at the right time
-opportune-good opportunity
-intermittent wipers in the car when it rains; goes on and off
-dubious-doubtful
-extravagant-spending a lot

6)key word-reject
-you don't have a license to reject things
-we want to say the scientists shouldn't do these things
-arrogance and smugness-superior
-they do not allow prejudice or bias
-legitimate-justify

13)if you have an author's attitude question, you should know if an author writes about other people, etc, they are very objective about their subject (don't speak too highly or low about anyone)
-avoid adj words that aren' too emotional
EX: scornful, nonchalant





8/20/09

SECTION 3

3)political turbulence is the problems
-the frequent name changes-shows the problems
-so it testifys to (it shows, becomes an evidence of the political turbulence)
-jeopardize-put to dancer
-sustain-keep something going

4)the second part of the sentence is not necessary
-the idea is that there is a lot of variety in the one kind of clam
-multifarious-many faces
-ornate-decorative
-scarce-not enough
-anachronistic-(ana-not; chrono-time) not together in time; in the wrong time

5)talking about really hard games and you need a good player to defeat the game
-devious-deceptive
-adroit-skillful
-conscientious-detailed;thorough
-nefarious-evil
-byzantine-complex
-lackadaisical-carefree
-onerous-hardwork
-slipshod-poor quality
-compulsive-do something in a pattern

7)talking about him as a letter writer and we have studied him as a writer and they are consistent
-he is not being multifaceted, he is consistent
-not necessarily that he was mature when young
-no effect from the aging because he was always the same
-tells us he wrote in many different time periods
-in all these ages, he is writing the same way

14)anticipatory-looking beforehand
-deterministic-fate has been determined before you
-causality-cause and effect

15)what undermines the assumption about the impact of the clocks
-B) people always thought time as uniform intervals
-then they wouldn't have been surprised about clocks



SECTION 7

3)the ability to percieve without conscious reasoning (intuition)
-sophistry-(sopho-wise)supposed to mean they love wisdom;talks convincingly but isn't true
*EX: effect of second hand smoking has been widely exaggerated. all the data in court was false

4)you want to HELP the classroom instruction
^ (supplement-to help)
in a coordinated manner
^ (integrates)
-compromises-weaken
-disparage-(par-equal) to belittle
-curtail-cut off

5)something they detest about modern art
-and this artwork is an example of what they hate
-epitome is the essence of something
*can be used as: he is the epitome of laziness
-if we are talking about people who detest modern art, they can be critics
-proponents-people who support something
-realization-something becoming real
-advocate-champion; supporter (lawers are called advocates)
-debunkers-refute; disprove

6)key phrase-keen judgment and insight
-acumen-smart; sharp-minded
-partisanship-one sided
-irreverence-no respect

7)key phrases:obscure references; baffling digressions
-arcane, abstruse
-abstruse-ideas are very difficult
-arcane-old; history
-didactic-instructional
-concise-short; to the point
-esoteric-known onto to few

8)key word-openhanded
-we know the private ___ is opposite because "reconcile this ___"
-openhanded has to do with money (giving away money)
-tightfisted-stingy and hangs onto money (opp)
-solicit-(-); solicitous-(+)

22)they would take any task except menial
-exercise any fascination except fatal
-D) they weren't trying to escape war, but they wanted the war so they can escape from the war



SECTION 9

1)since they are in the sea, they go down (descending)
-this (increases) the potential for injuries

2)key phrase: habitual boasting
-tactful-how you deal with people
-egotistical-(ego-self) brag
*when you are egoistic you are self centered
*egotistic is when you talk, brag a lot
-inconspicuous-not noticable

3)key words: steadfast; tactful
^resolute ^diplomatic
-usually will be in same order in this kind of question
-tenacious-not giving up (ten-to hold)

4)key word:remarkable (something different from expected)
-what was expected was that women had little control over their lives
-opposite is autonomy (self-control, ruling yourself)
-consecration-holy
-efface-erase

5)apolitical-not political
-seditious-dangerous
-subversive-trying to overturn the government
-supportive doesn't work because it is postive
-nonpartisans aren't dangerous
-insurrectionists are rebels
-people who conform form with the society, not dangerous

6)the theater offers a limited range of roles
-HOWEVER Leguizamo provides something opposite
-tribute is to something you like
-corollary-related statement
-stimulus-any kind of thing that makes you move
-precursor-anything before

8)talking about complexion and how different lights affect him
-C) is a good inference to make because if the person says Clayton looks in different places, we can know Clayton but also know Virginia
-not monotony because he isn't always under the fluorescent light or anything







TEST 5


SECTION 2

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8)

SECTION 5

1)

2)

8)

14)

SECTION 8

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Test 3

A. Antonyms
1. protect : endanger


2. bizarre : ordinary


3. vibrant : lifeless
could describe colors that are lifeless
or actions that are lifeless
same with vibrant


4. blunder : act wisely
his blunder got his fired
means he made a mistake
opposite is to act wisely


5. bulge : indentation
bulge is like a something in your pocket, sticking out
indentation is something going in


6. angular : rotund
angular is something with angles, like a face


7. monotony : diversity
something boring
like in one tone
diversity is different things
so they are opp


8. conviction : doubt
a very strong opinion about something
opposite is doubt


9. indefatigable :easily tired
indefatigable marathon runnner
someone who doesn't get tired
opposite is easily tired


10. beguile : enlighten
beguile means fooled
and


11. stymie : assist
stymie is having someone else's golfway in your way
blocking your way
and opposite is assist


12. confound : distinguish between
confound is confused
distinguish between is opposite because it's not mixed up


13. dessolution : integration


14. voluble : taciturn
a voluble speaker speaks very well, very fluently


15. noisome : wholesome
noisome is dirty and polluted
opposite is wholesome