Exercises
CHAPTER 3
PART 1
Words in Context
- If you can c, clarify your statement, perhaps I can understand it.
- Before I make an important decision, I always e, contemplate for a long time.
- The f, dynamic woman ran a company while raising.
- The man was g, elated when he won the million-dollar lottery.
- Telling my brother about the party will I, thwart our plans to surprise him.
- The substitute teacher tried hard to keep the b, boisterous children under control, but they continued to shot and run around.
- After he made his essay more d, concise , less paper was needed to print it.
- I am k, skeptical that anymore could carry a thousand-pound weight.
- We should all h, emulate the politeness of that wonderful waiter.
- Ishmael hated spice and would only eat a, bland food.
PART 2
Words in Context
1. To my d, chagrin , I fell on the state while performing in the play.
2. A boring lecture might g, elicit yawns from students.
3. The j, frenetic woman yelled to try to stop her child from woman racing into a street in front of a movinf car.
4. Reporters often k, harass celebrities by following them everywhere.
5. The I, flamboyant man swung his cape and waves his top hat and he entered the room.
6. Good preparation helps a speaker to b, articulate ideas effectively.
7. People can I, undermine their health by eating poorly.
8. The horrors of this brutal war will a, appall the public.
9. The engineers are expected to e, condermn the unsafe bridge.
10. To make his statement more h, emphatic , he pounded on the table.
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