II-A Mid-term review

Which sentence has the strongest degree of meaning?

• He looked sorrowful.

• He looked heartbroken.

• He looked sad.

Which sentence has the strongest degree of meaning?

• The service at the restaurant was poor.

• The service at the restaurant was terrible.

• The service at the restaurant was atrocious.

We told him that his methods won't work and he should change them but he refuses to listen to us. He is so stubborn.

Based on the context of the passage stubborn probably has a ___________ connotation.

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

Her face turned as white as a sheet when she heard the news of the accident.

What is the connotation of the word white in this sentence?

• fear

• boredom

• defeat

• cleanliness

Which sentence has the greatest degree of certainty?

• It might rain.

• It may rain.

• It will rain.

• It could rain.

Which sentence has the lowest degree of certainty?

• I should help him.

• I could help him

• I might help him.

• I may help him.

This study suggests that adults should drink at least 4 liters of water every day.

What can be inferred from the sentence?

• The study was not conducted with enough research participants.

• There is a high chance that adults should drink at least 4 liters of water every day.

• Adults should never drink less than 4 liters of water every day.

Answer explanation

Implication

one thing might mean another thing, but we cannot be 100% sure.

She has a chemistry test on Tuesday. Moreover, she must finish her history paper by Friday.

What can be inferred from the sentence?

• She has to either submit her paper by Friday or take the test on Tuesday.

• Her chemistry test is on Tuesday and her history paper is due by Friday

• It is surprising that she has to turn in her history paper considering her chemistry test on Tuesday.

Answer explanation

Conjunction

Both things happen

Seeing that I was failing calculus, I started studying three times per week.

What can be inferred from the sentence?

• I will not fail calculus now that I am studying 3 times per week.

• I will not study 3 times per week because I will fail calculus anyway.

• If I were not failing calculus, I would not have begun studying 3 times per week.

Answer explanation

Cause/Effect

one thing happens as a result of the other (the second thing cannot happen without the first thing)

Which sentence uses the correct collocation?

• How do you think?

• What do you think?