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| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by GreatSkess: 2:03pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: ____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.C. taciturn 1 Like |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Nobody: 2:03pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: After centuries of (i)____, this philosopher's thesis is enjoying a surprising (ii)____ .limelight and neglet. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by CARLISTO77(m): 2:45pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: While unwilling to forgo the benefits of standardized testing, many European countries are seeking to (i)____ individual (ii)____ which state examinations with their (iii)____ |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by CARLISTO77(m): 2:55pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Elliotwiz1: limelight and neglet. Limelight and neglect can not be correct, given that 'neglect' is a verb, but rather, I would appropriate obscurity and renaissance as correct options. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Nobody: 3:00pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
CARLISTO77:ya you may be correct. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 3:11pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
[b]A businessman must (i)____ his horizons; a (ii)____ attitude will get you nowhere in this age of global communications. Blank (i) A. limit B. foresee C. widen Blank (ii) D. parochial E. moderate F. comprehensive.[/b]widen and parochial. I applaud Timparker. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 3:14pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
[b]A businessman must (i)____ his horizons; a (ii)____ attitude will get you nowhere in this age of global communications. Blank (i) A. limit B. foresee C. widen Blank (ii) D. parochial E. moderate F. comprehensive.[/b]widen and parochial. I applaud Timparker. [quote author=timpaker][/quote] taciturn is da ryt answer and its opposite is Talkative while similar word may be untalkative, button-up, reticent. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 3:21pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
CARLISTO77:obscurity and decimation ya |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 3:23pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Scrooge, in the famous novel by Dickens, was a ____ ; he hated the rest of mankind. A. misanthrope B. hypochondriac C. philanthropist D. hedonist E. sybarite. nb: you too can post things o... Not necessarily a one man thing... Let's go there... |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 3:27pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
He was treated like a ____ and cast out from his community. A. ascetic B. prodigy C. prodigal D. pariah E. tyro. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Nobody: 3:32pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: He was treated like a ____ and cast out from his community.pariah 2 Likes |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by CARLISTO77(m): 3:40pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: obscurity and decimation ya Kindly elaborate on the possibility of a Thesis to enjoy DECIMATION.... If the options would be Obscurity, meaning darkness, then in its proportion, it would have to suffer DECIMATION , rather than enjoying DECIMATION.... |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by CARLISTO77(m): 3:44pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: Scrooge, in the famous novel by Dickens, was a ____ ; he hated the rest of mankind. I voted for option A 1 Like |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:18pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
CARLISTO77:obscurity doesn't only mean darkness, it may mean snarlness, hard, harduous, hachulean, obfuscating, zag, zig-zag. So let's say it means OBFUSCATING then I think it would match. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:20pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
[size=17]Fill in the blank. Which one is correct ? 1.Come in my room. 2.Come in to my room. 3.Come into my room. 4.Come inside my room Note : Correct answer may lead to more than one.[/size] |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:24pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
PHRASE: 'to be in someone else's shoes' To be in someone else's shoes means to experience something from another's point of view. Examples: If you were in her shoes, you wouldn't have gambled that money away. If I were in your shoes, I think I'd write to her rather than try to explain over the phone. Can you cite an example using this phrase? Give a try! Do share this phrase with your friends and let them try this. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:25pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Choose the best option to fill in the blank. Can you give me __________ information? (a) few (b) a few (c) a little (d) all of the above (e) none of the above |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:33pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
[b]Do you know the word ‘can’ is used as ‘modal verb’, ‘noun’ and ‘verb’? Well, let's have a look… Can (mv) ‘ability’: to be able to. For example, she can speak four languages. Can (mv) ‘permission’: to be allowed to. For example, you can park over there. Can (mv) ‘request’: used to request something. For example, can you come with me for a while please? Can (mv) ‘possibility’: used to express possibility For example, you can get stamps from the local newsagents. Can (mv) ‘offer’: used in polite offers of help For example, can I help you with those bags? Can (n) ‘container’: a closed metal container, especially a cylindrical one, in which some types of drink and food are sold. For example, a can of soup/beans Can (n) ‘prison’: US informal for prison. For example, he spent ten years in the can for armed robbery. Can (n) ‘toilet’: US informal for toilet. For example, do not forget to flush the can. Can (v) ‘food’: to put food and drink into a closed metal container without air. For example, he works in a factory where they can fruit. Can (v) ‘stop’: mainly US informal; to stop doing something or making noise. For example, hey, can it, would you? I am trying to sleep.[/b] 1 Like |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:34pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
[size=17]THE ADVERB 'ONLY' MISPLACED.[/size] DON'T SAY: I only saw him once after that. SAY: I saw him only once after that. 'ONLY' should be placed immediately before/afore the word which it qualifies. (Here, 'only' qualifies the adverb 'once' and not the verb 'saw'. e.g, I slapped Seun Osewa twice for 'only' trying to befriend my girl friend.  Cathaliya: oya o, all the jambitos, come get your english lessons for free here. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Cathaliya: 5:35pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
oya o, all the jambitos, come get your english lessons for free here. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:47pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
[size=17]Choose the best option to fill in the blank. Why don't you come to my house ________ Christmas. (a) in (b) at (c) on (d) by (e) no preposition.[/size] |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:48pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Which of the following sentences is incorrect; and why? (a) If you need any extra help then just call me. (b) If you need any extra help, just call me. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:51pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Let's see some common mistakes with the nouns 'range/variety/choice': ✗ There is a big range of study materials available. ✓ There is a wide range of study materials available. ✗ They provide a big variety of hot meals every day. ✓ They provide a wide variety of hot meals every day. ✗ They offer a bigger choice of meals. ✓ They offer a wider choice of meals. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:52pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Which of the following sentences is correct? (a) Our aim is to rid this government of corruption. (b) Our aim is to rid off this government of corruption. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by rkarang: 5:52pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: lol, you are rice, it should be AN. Y? Cos A could only go with words beginning with consonant sound but AN with vowel sounds and mild sounds...like, a, e, i, o, u- biquitous...You must be a learner! Haha Oya come closer to me*gives him assignment* How about University, is it 'an'? |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 5:53pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Phrase: 'take a shot in the dark' If you take a shot in the dark, you guess at something. Examples: First speaker: How old do you think I am? Second speaker: I'll take a shot in the dark and say 25. I don't wanna take a shot in the dark - so tell me what you've got in the box. Can you cite an example using this phrase? Give a try! Do share this phrase with your friends and let them try this. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by boay(m): 6:02pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: ____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.C 1 Like |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 6:02pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
rkarang:there's difference betwixt the pronunciation of the first alphabets of UNIVERSITY AND UBIQUITOUS. Try it, you'd point out that the shape of your mouth and tongue differs. That's why we may have, THE/A preceding UNIVERSITY and not AN... And sir, we all a learner... |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 6:07pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
[size=17]Which of the following forms of transport do you 'get in'? (a) car (b) bus (c) train (d) bicycle (e) aeroplane[/size] |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 6:08pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Idiom. 'Bleeding heart' Meaning: Someone who feels too much sympathy for people such as poor, criminals etc. Example: The man is a bleeding heart and is always asked by other people for money to help others. |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Nobody: 6:09pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
Jodekss: Which of the following sentences is correct?a |
| Re: English Vocabulary Paradise » ❶ Vocab Tests ❷ Usage Sentences ❸ Mnemonics... by Jodekss(m): 6:10pm On Nov 06, 2013 |
She's always talking ____ the phone. (a) in (b) at (c) on (d) with (e) no preposition. |
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