Friday, March 26, 2010

SOME MORE INTERESTING WORDS

GARRULOUS/QUERULOUS

Explain the difference in meaning between the words "garrulous" and "querulous".
What part of speech is each word?
Use "garrulous" and "querulous" in sentences that display their respective meanings.


PET PEEVE OF THE WEEK

Find and correct the peeve in the following sentence. Posit why it qualifies as a "pet peeve".

"I was driving behind a woman that refused to drive up to the speed limit."


TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "postulate".
What part of speech is "postulate"?
Define "postulate" and use it in a sentence.


CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS


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

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