Wednesday, April 1, 2009

UNBELIEVABLE

APRIL FOOLS' JOKE OR APRIL'S FOOLS?

Identify and correct the error in the headline below.
Bonus # 1: explain the contextual connotation of the apostrophies in my title above.


Headline: "1 IN 10 GOV'T WORKERS MAKE MORE THAN $100,000".
Lee Greenberg and Liisa Tuominen, Canwest News Service, The Windsor Star, Wednesday, April 1, 2009.


THAT/WHICH/WHO

Explain the correct use of the relative pronouns "that", "which" and "who".
Create a sentence that clearly expresses the meaning of each word.


A GOOD LIFE THOUGHT

Identify the author of the quote below.

“The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.”


TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "sinister".
Define "sinister" and use it in a sentence.

Bonus # 2: explain the etymology of the word "sinister".

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