Thursday, June 20, 2013

VOCABULARY, June 20th, 2013

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

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

4 comments:

Unknown said...

The perverse found among male dogs is anachronism.

Veronica Baig said...

JESSICA: Do try this one again--you have tried to use "perverse" as a noun instead of as an adjective, and you use of the other word doesn't show an understanding of what it means;-)

Unknown said...

Okay, lets see...

The anachronism of this middle class neighborhood was perversely displayed by the beer store at the end of the street.

Veronica Baig said...

JESSICA: Partly there--the example of a beer store, however, would not be an anachronism;-)