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Hot Potato Exercise
I learned to use Hot Potato today and made a web page~
Here is the link of this quiz.
Research in COCA
COCA is an acronym for Corpus Of Contemporary American English. I searched for 3 words in COCA.
1.Silhouette(n.)
Part of speech: noun
Meaning: a dark shape seen against a light surface
Grammar and rules: the silhouette of someone
a silhouette against the sky/window
an adj.(that describes body figure) +silhouette
like a slim/tall/feminine/masculine silhouette
Examples from COCA:
These suits look great and stand out because they create a more structured,
masculine silhouette, " says Jin. " The overlapping front flaps trim your waist, and
As always the ancient redbrick structure stood steadfast in the weather,
a black silhouette against the midnight sky.
war. I could hear my mother out on the back porch sobbing,
the silhouette of her shuddering body visible from the living room.
sweaters, perfect against the chilly night, and black wool hats. The tallest silhouette.
Lieutenant Darby, who wore an FDNY baseball cap, and Lieutenant Rogers,
the back of the boat frozen. Behind us, I could make out her silhouette in the moonlight,
her shoulders bobbing up and down as she paddled,
My sentence of the word:
The murder happened so fast that the victim's neighbor only had a glimpse of the
murderer's silhouette against the moonlight.
The murder happened so fast that the victim's neighbor only had a glimpse of the
murderer's silhouette against the moonlight.
2.Linear(adj.)
Part of speech: adjective
Meaning: consisting of or to do with lines
Grammar and rules: linear correlation/association
model/theory
Examples from COCA:model/theory
A multivariate linear correlation was conducted
however, the multivariate linear correlation analysis indicated that
This is not a linear model with students moving smoothly
Linear theory allows for
suggesting robust linear associations for reported loci
My sentence of the word:
Evidence proves that A and B have no linear correlations.
3.Correspond(v.)
Part of speech: verb
Meaning: a. to match or be similar or equal;
b. to communicate by writing a letter or sending an email
b. to communicate by writing a letter or sending an email
Grammar and rules: correspond to/with
correspond with someone
Examples from COCA: correspond with someone
How these syllables correspond to asking if someone has been pleased
Jesus chose 12 disciples, who correspond to the 12 tribes of Israel,
locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity.
he remain in his home and not correspond " with any of the officers or others
My sentence of the word:
The term "Rashomon" is commonly used when an incident happened and
witnesses' words do not correspond with each other.
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