Friday, January 18, 2013

VOCABULARY, Jan. 18th, 2013

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

predilection      (noun)      +      ingenuous      (adjective)

10 comments:

Sarah A said...

He was ingenuous regarding his predilection for collecting currency, for he thought it would be a great investment.

Serena R (Eng 155) said...

She has a predilection for classical music and believes that the composition of notes creating great symphonies are ingenious.

Beatrice L said...

The predilection of the photographer's picture of a smiling child created an ingenuous image.

Veronica Baig said...

SARAH: good sentence;-)
SERENA:you have a word confusion problem here;-)
BEATRICE:excellent:-)

Jeffrey155 said...

Due to Thomas Watson predilection for science, he was able to create the ingenious idea of the light bulb.

Alesha B said...

The ingenuous child had a predilection for crocodiles.

Veronica Baig said...

JEFFREY:You have a word confusion issue here--check the second word given; also note there is a problem with a possessive in this sentence;-)
ALESHA: yes, but I'm not sure how those two parts of the sentence go together!

Jennifer H said...

The predilection of Dave's oil painting created an ingenuous illustration of the Mona Lisa.

Veronica Baig said...

JENNIFER: You need to take another look at the meaning if "predilection";-)

Stephanie said...

As a school teacher, I have a predilection for the more shy, ingenuous children, as they are often the brightest.