Thursday, April 4, 2013

VOCABULARY, April 4th, 2013



Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.

heist      (noun)     +      spasmodically      (adverb)

16 comments:

maryannth1 said...

Although heists occur spasmodically in our neighborhood, the number of homes with a security system increases with each heist

LeslieB155 said...

Unsuccessful heists spasmodically start with a well researched plan.

Anonymous said...

Robert said

The heists failed because of the robbers spasmodically movements while attempting to bypass the alarm.

JeanneL155 said...

During the bank heist on Saturday, the miscreants spasmodically threw papers all over the floor, while looking for the key to the vault.

Unknown said...

The heist failed because the robber spasmodically knocked over a vase.

LeighaM said...

The bank heist continued as the alarm rang spasmodically in the background.

Veronica Baig said...

MARY ANN:Great sentence:-)
LESLIE: Can you rethink your use of "spasmodically?"
ROBERT: You also need to rethink the usage of "spasmodically."
JEANNE:Well done!
ALYCIA: The second part of the sentence doesn't work well;-)
LEIGHA: Good sentence:-)

leslieB155 said...

During the heist, the man acted spasmodically when he saw the police car in the parking lot.

Ashleigh h said...

During my first heist, my legs shook almost spasmodically from the fear of being caught.

Jennifer B said...

The heist was foiled when a bank teller had a grand mal seizure spasmodically on the floor behind the counter.

Serena R (ENG 155) said...

A professional criminal will plan out their bank heist, where a beginner is more likely to spasmodically carry out their crime.

Veronica Baig said...

LESLIE: sorry--I'm having a problem with "acted spasmodically"--sometimes he acted and sometimes he didn't??
ASHLEIGH: That works:-)
JENNIFER B:I'm having difficulty with 'had a grand mal seizure spasmodically"--it would mean it turned on and off;-)
SERENA:I don't follow you use of "spasmodically" here;-)

leslieB155 said...

During the heist, the man ran spasmodically when he saw the police car in the parking lot.

Vivien said...

The people or person involved in more than three million dollar art heist at the Boston Museum are still at large.

Patients with parkinsons disease shake spasmodically and sometimes need to be restrained to stop them from harming themselves.

Serena R (ENG 155) said...

The bank robbers cut the power during their heist, leaving the lights to spasmodically flicker.

Veronica Baig said...

LESLIE:I'm not sure whether you mean the man ran with jerking motions or that sometimes he ran--it all depends on the position of the adverb, and the first meaning above doesn't make a lot of sense;-)
VIVIEN: Yes, but you need to put these together into just one sentence;-)
SERENA:Better--but if the power were cut, there'd be no lights!