Friday, February 15, 2013

VOCABULARY, Feb. 15th, 2013

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


exacerbate         (verb)     +           miscreant      (noun)

19 comments:

Brittany Semkowich ENGL155 said...

The miscreant exacerbated his legal problems by failing to appear in court.

Unknown said...

The miscreant exacerbated the situation by refusing to pay her ticket.

maryannth said...

A drug addiction exacerbated the miscreant’s need for cash.

Beatrice L said...

The miscreant exacerbated the situation by drinking and driving and then getting into an accident.

KirstenS said...

The miscreant yelling at the store clerk exacerbated the situation.

Alesha B said...

The miscreant exacerbated his problems by deceiving the police officer.

Veronica Baig said...

BRITTANY:Excellent sentence:-)
ALYCIA:Good solution:-)
MARY ANN:Well done!
BEATRICE: A great sentence:-)
KIRSTEN: Nicely done!
ALESHA: Good work!

Sarah A said...

The miscreant exacerbated the situation when he refused to obey the police officers.

Serena R (ENG 155) said...

The miscreant exacerbated her situation when she drove away after hitting a parked car.

lisayak7 said...

I am feeling exacerbated by the miscreant’s lack of remorse.

Vivien said...

Stoning the miscreant, exacerbated the tension in the town.

Veronica Baig said...

SARAH: Nicely done:-)
SERENA: That would do it!
LISA: You need to rethink your use of "exacerbated"--you're using it an as adjective;-)
VIVIEN: Yes and wow!

leslieB155 said...

The miscreant aggravated the situation with his bias comments.

Veronica Baig said...

LESLIE: You need to use the verb "exacerbate" in your sentence;-)

leslieB155 said...

The miscreant exacerbated the situation with his bias comments.

Veronica Baig said...

LESLIE: That's better, but there is a word form error in the sentence;-)

andrea fellner said...

The miscreant exacerbated his legal issues by breaking the law again.

Leslieb155 said...

The miscreant exacerbated the situation with his biased comments.

Veronica Baig said...

ANDREA: Well done!
LESLIE: thank you!