Category: Grammar Bomb

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“Do you need the whole board

to have holes for the screws?”

 

hole {noun & verb} [THINK: a hollow place in a solid body or surface]

whole {adj & noun} [THINK: all of; entire]

 

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“She finally read aloud,

“You are not allowed to eat

ice cream before dinner.””

 

aloud {adv} [THINK: audibly; not silently or in a whisper]

allowed {verb} [THINK: admit as legal or acceptable]

 

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“The first phase of drama training is

to learn how not to let improv faze you.”

faze {verb} [THINK: disturb or disconcert (someone)]

phase {noun & verb} [THINK: a distinct period or stage in a process of change]

 

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“As he walked by the store,

he saw her buy the jersey;

it was his team’s bye week.”

 

by {preposition} [THINK: identifying the agent performing an action]

buy {noun & verb} [THINK: obtain in exchange for payment]

bye {noun} [THINK: short for goodbye]

 

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“The coarse green turf on the

mini-golf course was hurting his feet.”

 

coarse {adj} [THINK: rough or loose texture]

course {noun & verb} [THINK: route or direction]

 

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“When he tried to brake, the wheels locked;

he survived the wreck, but he did break his leg.”

 

brake {noun & verb} [THINK: device for slowing or stopping]

break {noun & verb} [THINK: separate, fracture; interruption of continuity]

 

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“He gasped, unable to catch his breath;

he just needed to breathe.”

 

breath {noun} [THINK: air taken into or expelled from the lungs]

breathe {verb} [THINK: taking air into or expelling from the lungs]

 

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“The boy baited the hook,

and his little brother watched on with bated breath.”

 

baited {verb} [THINK: to entice prey]

bated {adj} [THINK: in great suspense]

 

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“The bridal party waited on the lawn

as the bride straightened the horse’s bridal.”

 

bridal {adj} [THINK: of or concerning a bride or wedding]

bridle {noun & verb} [THINK: headgear used to control a horse]

 

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“Her ascetic lifestyle did not

allow for any down time; the aesthetic

pleasures of relaxing and reading were beyond her.”

 

ascetic {adj & noun} [THINK: practice of severe self-discipline]

aesthetic {adj & noun} [THINK: concerned with beauty]