Transcript Tears of a Tiger

Tears of a Tiger
Set Three
3 Things to Eliminate
• Group One: spiders, weapons, drugs, weaves
• Group Two: death, coffee, high prices
• Group Three: mustard, facebook, drugs
Parts of Speech
• Noun: names a person, place, thing, or idea
The coach has a calm personality on the
field.
• Verb: expresses physical action, mental
action, or state of being
I coach my daughter’s softball team
Parts of Speech
• Adjectives: describe nouns and pronoun
What kind: a tall women
an angry crowd
Which one: that man
those books
How many: twelve children
Parts of Speech
• Adverb: describes verbs, adjectives, other
adverbs and other words
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how: He reads carefully
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when: He reads late
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where: He reads everywhere
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to what extent: He reads widely
• Identify the underlined word as adjective or
adverb.
• The day was chilly, but the group jogged
briskly through the park.
righteous
• The pope is considered to be a kind hearted,
righteous man.
• His deed of giving back an old lady her purse
from a robber was so righteous, that he was
put on the cover of the New York Times.
righteous
• Definition: always behaving according to a
religious or moral code.
• POS: Adjective
• Synonyms: blameless, honest, angelic
expectations
• He had high expectations of winning first
place in the cross country meet.
• I have high expectations of being on the honor
roll this year, just like I was last year.
expectations
• Definition: a strong hope that a particular
event will happen
• POS: Noun
• Synonym: calculation, prediction, or hope
potential
• Even from a young age it was clear that she
had great musical potential.
• The high school freshman basketball player
has the potential to make it to the NBA.
potential
• Definition: a possibility or likelihood of
occurring
• Noun
• Synonyms: likely, probable, capable
fortunate
• The charity was collecting money to buy
presents for less fortunate children.
• I am very fortunate to have a good home.
fortunate
• Definition: enjoying good luck
POS: Adjective
Synonyms: blessed, charmed, favored
vital
• It was vital that he participate in the activity;
in fact, his whole team would flunk the course
if he chose not to.
It is vital that the car is fixed now, I am running
late for an important meeting!
vital
• Definition: very important
• POS: Adjective
• Synonyms: urgent, critical, crucial
frustration
• After the boy struck out at the baseball game,
he clenched his fists in total frustration.
• He groaned in frustration, seeing the D- on his
test.
frustration
• Definition: the feeling of being upset or
annoyed
• POS: Noun
• Synonyms: disappointment, anger, irritation
enhance
• The colors in the photo were a little dull, so
Catherine added some color with crayons to
enhance the picture.
• I have been drinking sports beverages to
enhance my workout skills.
enhance
• Definition: to improve or add to the beauty of
something
• POS: Verb
• Synonyms: increase, enrich, add to
Dense
• That student is really dense; he cannot answer
one question correctly.
• Andy’s friends think he is very dense when it
comes to talking to the ladies. In fact, they
are surprised Keisha is his girlfriend.
dense
• Definition: lacking the ability to learn and
understand quickly
• POS: Adjective
• Synonyms: stupid, brainless, foolish