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Thursday, January 31, 2013
VOCABULARY, Jan. 31st, 2013
Vocabulary building is important for both reading
comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of
speech) in one sentence.
disproportionate (adjective)+ antipathy (noun)
20 comments:
Brittany Semkowich ENGL155
said...
Although the Valentine's Day present Sarah received was disproportionate in price to the gift she gave her boyfriend, she felt no antipathy toward him as she could tell he had put a lot of thought into choosing something she would like.
David had strong feelings of antipathy towards his parents due to the fact that, though they had lots of money, their Christmas gift to him was disproportionate to what he had given them.
BRITTANY: Great sentence:-) GRACE: Nicely done! ALYCIA:I'm not sure how you can cut hair disproportionately--can you try that one again? SARAH:Your use of "disproportionate" doesn't work well here;-)
Although I feel antipathy towards the Valentine's Day holiday, last year I received a gift from my boyfriend that was disproportionate to what I had given him.
MARY ANN: Nicely done:-) BEATRICE:Yes--but you might think more about word order--running candidates?? ALYCIA:That's better--the problem is that in your original sentence, the word isn't used in that context, and it's not an adjective. You could say that the length of the hair on one side was disproportionate to that of the other side. SARAH: Much better:-)
Jane's feelings of antipathy towards Valentines Day are heightened when she witnesses the disproportionate number co-workers that buy gifts for their wives and mistresses.
20 comments:
Although the Valentine's Day present Sarah received was disproportionate in price to the gift she gave her boyfriend, she felt no antipathy toward him as she could tell he had put a lot of thought into choosing something she would like.
David had strong feelings of antipathy towards his parents due to the fact that, though they had lots of money, their Christmas gift to him was disproportionate to what he had given them.
The woman felt antipathy towards her hairdresser, as she had cut her hair disproportionately.
Although I feel antipathy towards the Valentine’s Day holiday, many people love to buy disproportionate gifts for one another.
BRITTANY: Great sentence:-)
GRACE: Nicely done!
ALYCIA:I'm not sure how you can cut hair disproportionately--can you try that one again?
SARAH:Your use of "disproportionate" doesn't work well here;-)
Her antipathy of the earthworm was disproportionate to the danger it posed.
A disproportionate number of voters
had feelings of antipathy towards all
of the running candidates.
Veronica, I don't understand what you mean. I thought disproportionate meant out of proportion (uneven) compared to something else.
But here's another sentence:
The worker felt antipathy towards his boss, as his salary was disproportionate to his work load.
Although I feel antipathy towards the Valentine's Day holiday, last year I received a gift from my boyfriend that was disproportionate to what I had given him.
MARY ANN: Nicely done:-)
BEATRICE:Yes--but you might think more about word order--running candidates??
ALYCIA:That's better--the problem is that in your original sentence, the word isn't used in that context, and it's not an adjective. You could say that the length of the hair on one side was disproportionate to that of the other side.
SARAH: Much better:-)
Thanks Veronica, so do I get a point for my second sentence?
The big sister felt antipathy for the disproportionate affection shown by the parents.
Correction to my sentence.
A disproportionate number of voters had feelings of antipathy towards all
of the candidates.
ALYCIA:yes!
L BENSCH: a good sentence:-)
BEATRICE: yes, or 'candidates running';-)
Spiders were her greatest antipathy because of their disproportionate head size compared to their body.
Valentine's Day brings out feelings of antipathy due to the fact that my boyfriend makes more money than me and our gifts are always disproportionate.
Jane's feelings of antipathy towards Valentines Day are heightened when she witnesses the disproportionate number co-workers that buy gifts for their wives and mistresses.
STEPAHNIE: Great sentence!
SERENA:Excellent:-)
JENNIFER: OK--but there's a word missing;-)
My feelings of antipathy for some of my co-workers is due to the disproportionate amount of work I have to do.
GLENN: Nicely done!
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