I - Week 2 Vocabulary 1. Conscientious – adj. Meticulous; careful 2. Abyss – n. An immeasurably deep void 3. Escapade – n. a usually adventurous action 4. Innocuous – adj. Not harmful or offensive counter to approved conduct 5. Languid – adj. slow and relaxed 6. Dejected – adj. Sad and depressed 7. Adhere – v. Believe in and follow the practices of 8. Emblem – n. A distinctive badge, design or device 9. Disheveled – adj. Untidy; disordered 10. Kindle – v. Arouse or inspire
I - Week 2 Vocabulary. Conscientious – adj. Meticulous; careful Abyss – n. An immeasurably deep void Escapade – n. a usually adventurous action Innocuous – adj. Not harmful or offensive counter to approved conduct Languid – adj. slow and relaxed Dejected – adj. Sad and depressed - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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I - Week 2 Vocabulary1. Conscientious – adj. Meticulous; careful2. Abyss – n. An immeasurably deep void3. Escapade – n. a usually adventurous action4. Innocuous – adj. Not harmful or offensive counter
to approved conduct5. Languid – adj. slow and relaxed6. Dejected – adj. Sad and depressed7. Adhere – v. Believe in and follow the practices of8. Emblem – n. A distinctive badge, design or device 9. Disheveled – adj. Untidy; disordered10. Kindle – v. Arouse or inspire
Warm UpDirections: Read & silently respond for 5 minutes.
of being. Examples: run, sing, dance, dunk Also: is, am, are, were, was
Tenses Verbs have different tenses: past,
present, future Sleep
Yesterday, James slept in class. I never sleep in class. Most likely, James will sleep in class
tomorrow.
A good trick: Whenever you are trying to figure out
whether a word is a verb or not, always try this trick:
I ________________ We __________________ You ___________________ He/She ________________
*If it makes sense, it’s a verb!
Adverb – a word that modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another verb. *Adverbs answer the questions such as: “how” “when” “where” “how much” *Also… most adverbs usually end in –ly. Examples: really, coldly, rarely, early, very, every, always 1. Nick is a very good student. 2. Mr. Bowen is usually nice to students. 3. The cafeteria food is usually very good. *It is important that we know all of these parts of speech so that we can construct complex and descriptive
sentences. Our goal in this class is to become effective communicators. These are all tools that will allow us to be more free, and allow us to make more meaning with our speech.