Unit 12 Make yourself heard

What part of the speech is the word ASSERT in this sentence?

Things began to change when women asserted themselves politically.

• a noun

• a verb

• an adjective

• an adverb

What does assert mean?

Things began to change when women asserted themselves politically.

• To behave in a way to express confidence

• To behave in a way to express disrespect

• To behave in a way to express uncertainty

What part of the speech is the word CLARIFY in this sentence?

Let me just clarify what I mean here.

• a noun

• a verb

• an adjective

• an adverb

What is the definition of the word CLARIFY?

• misconceive

• explain

• both misconceive and explain

Her legal advisers ___ her out of mentioning the names of the people involved in the robbery.

• resolved

• persuaded

• asserted

Mediators help to ___ family disputes. 

• assert

• resolve

• persuade

Both sides of the country were hoping for a peaceful ___ to the crisis. 

• conflict

• clarify

• resolution

During court cases, lawyers often appeal to the jury’s emotions in order to make their arguments more ___.

• persuasive

• assertive

• conflictive

During court cases, lawyers often appeal to the jury’s emotions in order to make their arguments more persuasive.

What part of the speech is the word PERSUASIVE?

• a noun

• a verb

• an adjective

• an adverb

Things began to change when women asserted themselves politically.

What part of the speech is POLITICALLY?

• a noun

• a verb

• an adjective

• an adverb