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5 - a - day language review: week 6
1 identify the type and the function of the verbal used below.
the crying baby was my little sister.
type:
function:
□ gerund
□ noun
□ participle
□ adjective
□ infinitive
□ adverb
2 identify the type of connotation for the words below (-, +, •).
□ blunder
□ lapse
□ oversight
3 select a word from above that has the best connotation to complete this sentence.
the politicians ______ cost him the election.
4 \ill walk ahead,\ said joon, \and find which path is the safest and the most likely to lead back to the cabin.\ joon then began his reconnaissance, starting out on the trail to the left. he carefully scanned the terrain for dangerous elements, such as steep cliffs, that he knew the injured hikers would not be able to climb.
reconnaissance means: ____________
5 choose the synonym for the following word: sedate
agitate calm organize remove

Explanation:

1. In "The crying baby was my little sister", "crying" is a participle (a verb - form that functions as an adjective). It describes the noun "baby", so its function is as an adjective.
2. "Blunder" has a negative connotation. A "blunder" is a stupid or careless mistake. "Lapse" can be neutral (a temporary failure or decline) or negative depending on context. "Oversight" is more neutral (an unintentional failure to notice or do something).
3. Since "blunder" has a strong negative connotation and losing an election due to a mistake would imply a big, negative mistake, "blunder" is the best fit.
4. From the context, Joon is carefully looking at the terrain (scanning for dangerous elements). So "reconnaissance" means an act of observing or examining (in a military or exploratory sense, here it's exploratory).
5. "Sedate" means calm and dignified. "Agitate" means to make someone troubled or excited (opposite). "Organize" means to arrange systematically (not related). "Remove" means to take away (not related). So the synonym is "calm".

Answer:

1. Type: participle; Function: adjective
2. "blunder" has a negative (-) connotation
3. blunder
4. An act of observing or examining (in the context, Joon's act of looking at the terrain for safety)
5. calm