Thursday, January 31, 2013

VOCABULARY, Jan. 31st, 2013

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

disproportionate      (adjective)     +       antipathy      (noun)

8 comments:

Yadiriny189 said...

Because Carlos gave to Mary an disproportionate gift, she had antipathy with him.

Patrick177 said...

Mike's disproportionate ego, often creates feelings of antipathy from people who first meet him.

Veronica Baig said...

YADIRINY: This need a little rewording--disproportionate to what? Also note there is a problem with "with";-)
PATRICK: You need to make a comparison here--disproportionate to what?

Yadiriny189 said...

Mary had antipathy towards Carlos because his Valentine's gift to her was disproportionate to what she had given him.

Aygul189 said...

The fact that his head was disproportionate to the body developed her antipathy towards him.

Veronica Baig said...

YADIRINY:Much better:-)
AYGUL: The vocab is good, but you need to use a different verb or reword the sentence;-)

Aygul189 said...

The fact that his head was disproportionate to the body caused her antipathy towards him.

Veronica Baig said...

AYGUL: That's the way!