Wednesday, March 4, 2009

THIS & THAT

NATIONAL GRAMMAR DAY

Today is National Grammar Day

"Let us strive to be perfect, grammatically, all day."



HYPOCRITICAL/HYPERCRITICAL

Define "hypocritical" and use it in a sentence.

Define "hypercritical" and use it in a sentence.

What part of speech is each word?

Create sentences for the words "hypocritical" and "hypercritical". Be sure these sentences exhibit the meanings of the words.


A GOOD OBSERVATION

Identify the author of the following quote.

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.”


TODAY'S WORD

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

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