Thursday, May 16, 2013

VOCABULARY, May 16th, 2013

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

feckless     (adjective)     +     veracity      (noun)

12 comments:

LeighaM said...

Although his mother called him feckless, the veracity of his story proved her wrong again.

Nicole H said...

She was so feckless when it came to her work, but cleaned her home with such veracity.

Unknown said...

He was feckless in attire and demeanor, yet no one could deny the veracity with which he spoke.

Veronica Baig said...

LEIGHA: Nicely done:-)
NICOLE: The first part is good, but I can't quite figure out how to clean a home with 'veracity';-)
JOHN: Excellent!

amanda ndlovu said...

The deceased, Joe Markham, had always been feckless towards his life goals ;nevertheless, The lack of veracity in what they spoke of him, at his memorial service, was chagrinning!

Brittany semkowich ENGL155 said...

Despite the girl's veracity and kind demeanor, she chose to surround herself with feckless miscreants; she was her own worst enemy.

Jocelyn B said...

The committee members thought they had spent four feckless days at the negotiation table but their veracity helped to change the opinions of the politicians.

Vivien said...

The fact that he did not come back to repair the feckless work he did on our sprinkler system made me doubt his veracity and honesty.

Veronica Baig said...

AMANDA:You have the right idea, but "chagrin" is a noun; also check capitalization;-)
BRITTANY: Great sentence:-)
JOCELYN: Nicely done!
VIVIEN: Absolutely!

Anonymous said...

Robert S said.

Nick said with veracity that the youth of today are feckless, compared to his generation.

Veronica Baig said...

ROBERT: yes, but check the punctuation;-)

Unknown said...

Although he is sometimes feckless, his veracity proves that he is an good father.