Friday, January 22, 2010

MORE SUBTLETY OF WORD MEANINGS

WOW!

Find and correct the error in the following piece. Give reasons for your correction.

"About 15 minutes later, two men wearing ski masks busted through a side door."
Trevor Wilhelm, "Police probe west-side home invasions", The Windsor Star, Friday, January 22, 2010.


TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "vindictive".
What part of speech is "vindictive"?
Define "vindictive" and use it in a sentence.
List other forms of the word and explain the subtle differences between the meanings of those words and the meaning of "vindictive".

CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS

Corrections and explanations for this week's entries will be posted Sunday.

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