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Elements of Writing

Elements of Writing. Can you find the errors in the sentences?. Week 9. Acrimonious. Adj. Stinging; caustic

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Elements of Writing

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  1. Elements of Writing Can you find the errors in the sentences? Week 9

  2. Acrimonious • Adj. Stinging; caustic • The acrimonious comment made the student cry. The teacher’s notes on the paper hurt her feelings; maybe he shouldn’t have written, This is the worst writing I’ve ever read” on her paper.

  3. Audacity • Noun. Boldness, often foolishly bold • The teacher booted the student from class for his outrageous audacity. He probably shouldn’t have jumped up and exclaimed, “Prof. Glubdubdrip sucks! And Gilligan’s Island sucks even more!”

  4. Choleric • Adj. hot-tempered; easily angered • The choleric Prof. Glubdubdrip kicked the sudent out of class and assigned an extra 12 hours of homework. Hes a very cranky guy.

  5. Craven • Adj. Cowardly • The craven warriors ran away from the dragon. Only Beowulf and one other brave fighter stayed the rest ran away like cowardly mice!

  6. Dissipate • Verb. To use up recklessly; to squander; to slowly disappear • The treasury dissipated as Mary-Antoinette spent lavish and wasteful amount of money on banquets balls and gold-plated croquette sets. No really, she did!

  7. Evince • Verb. To show clearly; to prove • The lawyer was able to evince the accused man’s guilt by finding the murder weapon and traces of his DNA on the knife. He’ll be convicted and hung.

  8. Fancied • Adj. imagined or unreal • Verb. To imagine or pretend • The girl fancied herself a princess. But she really wasnt.

  9. Labyrinth • Noun. A maze • It took the family two hours to find their way out of the maize maze. They couldn’t get out of their because of all the dead ends.

  10. Muddle • Verb. To confuse • I hope these errors don’t muddle you to much. They can get confusing.

  11. Mundane • Adj. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; ordinary • Harry Potter left the wizarding world and returned to the dull mundane world of Privit Drive.

  12. Nebulous • Adj. Cloudy; hazy • The nebulous child starred off into space. A cloudy look shrouded her face as her mind wandered off to some hazy location. Eagle Nebula Orion Nebula

  13. Ogle • Verb. To glance coquettishly at; to “check out” • Billy went to the beach and ogled at all the ladies They responded by kicking dirt in his face.

  14. Privy • Adj. secret; hidden; not public • Noun. An outhouse • Only three people were privy to the great secret. Noone else knew what was going on.

  15. Rectify • Verb. To remedy or set right; to correct • After starting the fight, suzie attempted to rectify the situation by apologizing to her brother, but he wasn’t listening to her.

  16. Tacit • Adj. known without being stated; implied • The teacher didn’t have to explain the tacit instruction of writing they’re names on to the papers.

  17. Travail • Noun. Painful labor or work • The travail of working on the railroad had killed thousands of people. The bulk of the deaths were immigrants because no one else wanted the low paying, labor-intensive jobs. It was also really dangerous work.

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