Tuesday, April 22, 2008

VOCABULARY, April 22nd

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

anachronism (noun) + either perverse (adjective) or perversely (adverb)

Answers will be saved to the Blog archive.

9 comments:

Janine said...

The felt green bowler hat was a sign of anachronism which was perversely placed on his head.

Tammy said...

An employee took perverse pleasure in the anachronism of a new staff member and was seriously reprimanded.

Veronica Baig said...

Janine: You clearly understand the vocab, but it reads as though the anachronism was "on his head";-)
Tammy: You use of "anachronism" isn't clear--I can't imagine what the "anachronism of a new staff member" might mean;-)

Irena said...

The man perversely picked up an anachronism of the old archaeological ground even though the tour guide warned everyone that was against the law.

Veronica Baig said...

Irena: The adverb is good; I'm having trouble with "picked up an anachronism".

Tammy said...

The history professor questioned the anachronism contained in his perverse students essay.

Veronica Baig said...

Tammy: That's better--now think about the possessive you used in that sentence;-)

Tammy said...

The history professor questioned the anachronism contained in the perverse students essay.

Veronica Baig said...

Tammy: "Students" is a possessive (the essay of the student)--it needs an apostrophe to make it "student's".