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Thursday, February 5, 2015

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

We can describe something believable as credible.

Provide a synonym and an antonym for this word. Each participant should suggest a different word.

Posted by Michael at 12:10 PM

4 comments:

Andrew155 said...: Synonym: plausible

Antonym: deceptive; February 6, 2015 at 8:07 PM
MelissaD177 said...: Synonym:tenable

Antonym: impossible; February 12, 2015 at 5:53 PM
JefersonC155 said...: Synonym: believable

Antonym: unbelievable; February 14, 2015 at 10:17 AM
Michael said...: Nice!; February 19, 2015 at 11:47 AM

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Coordinators		Subordinators
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N	nor	S	since, so that	O	once
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Y	yet
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Clause: A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
Independent clause: A clause that can be used alone as a sentence and that does not need any other grammatical construction: e.g. He hit the ball over the fence.
Dependent clause: A clause that cannot form a separate sentence; there must be an independent clause for it to modify: e.g. When Peter played baseball, he hit the ball over the fence.
Phrase: A group of words used together to express an idea but without a subject and a verb: e.g. In the game yesterday, he hit the ball over the fence.

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1. When using an introductory phrase, remember to set it off with a comma.
2. If you have an introductory dependent clause, set it off with a comma.
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