So here is your first post to read and to which you must respond:
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert..
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Respond to this post with what the problems are that can come from reading these sentences. What is confusing about them? Why do you think English is like this?
Print out this post and write under each line the part of speech of the highlighted words and for each sentence write what the difference in meaning is between the highlighted words.
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Why English Is Hard ibrahim SAVRAN
The bandage was wound (v) around the wound (n).
∑ wrapped
∑ injury, bruised place, black and blue
The farm was used to produce (v) produce (n).
∑ v. manufacture
∑ fruit or vegetable, veggie
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
o V. decline, deny, reject
o N. garbage, trash, waste
We must polish the Polish furniture.
o V. make shiny , make glossy
o adj. from Poland
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
* Person or thing that leads, leader;
* get the lead out: move faster, hurry, move it, shake a leg
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert..
* v. abandon, forsake; leave the army without permission.
* n wasteland, area where there is little rainfall
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
* A kind of fish
* bass drum: percussion instrument with a low range,
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
* dove: n. bird of the pigeon family
*dive verb dove
I did not object to the object.
1 object: v. oppose; protest
2 n. article, thing; goal;
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
1- invalid adj. expired; disqualified;
2- invalid n.handicapped cripple, bedridden person;
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
1- present v. display, demonstrate; bestow
2- n. gift, offering
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
* Argument, quarrel;
* paddle; propel a boat with oars;
They were too close to the door to close it.
* Adjacent to, nearby
*v shut the door
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
* v do, make
* doe n. adult female deer
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
* sewer: tailor, n. man who sews as an occupation
* Sewer line : drainage pipe, P_PE that carries away WASTE water
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
* sow n. adult female hog, mature female pig
* v. plant seeds; scatter, disperse
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
* wind in climatology, the movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth
* wind: v. turn, coil; twist around,
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
* a number of:several, numerous, many
* Numb: anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain);
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
* v to lacerate, rip
* shed a tear: cry, weep
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
* subdue, conquer, master;
* subject to : subordinate to -, under the influence of
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
* v. , suggest, drop a hint, insinuate,
* intimate friend close companion, dear friend
The story of the Titanic started at a dinner party in London, in 1907. Lord James Pirrie and J. Bruce Ismay, who were working for The White Star Line company, a respected ship operating company, planned to build three luxurious ships. After they finished the planning process, they started to product two of this ships that were named Olympic and Titanic, in 1908. Completing Titanic’s production took almost 4 years. In 1912, the Titanic was launched from Southampton, England. The first voyage of the Titanic was from London to New York. At the beginning of the voyage everything was going on the correct way till fourth day of the voyage. The Titanic hit a big iceberg while it was sailing on its way to New York. The crash caused 300 feet-long hole in the ship. Thus, the first floors began filling with water. The crew immediately launched the lifeboats, and started to prepare passengers and crew for evacuation. Even though the Titanic contained 2,200 passengers and crew, there were only 6 lifeboats. It was obviously not enough. When the last lifeboat was filled, there had already been 1,500 people left on the board. Ten hours later after accident, one side of the ship rose out of the water. Then, the Titanic split into two parts, and started to sink. Approximately, 1,500 people died on that accident.
Plenty of people wanted to find the wreck of the Titanic, but nobody could achieve until Robert Ballard and Jean Luis Martin found it and took lots of f photographs after 73 years from the tragedy. Up to now, the disasters and its survivors have been the subjects of movies of which has been the most expensive movie ever made, and also that movie won 11 academic awards.
The story of Titanic started at a dinner party in London, in 1907. Lord James Pirrie and J. Bruce Ismay, who were working for The White Star Line company, a respected ship operating company, planned to build three luxurious ships. After they finished the planning process, they started to product two of this ships that were named Olympic and Titanic, in 1908. Completing Titanic’s production took almost 4 years. In 1912, the Titanic was launched from Southampton, England. The first voyage of the Titanic was from London to New York. At the beginning of the voyage everything was going on the correct way till fourth day of the voyage. The Titanic hit a big iceberg while it was sailing on its way to New York. The crash caused 300 feet-long hole in the ship. Thus, the first floors began filling with water. The crew immediately launched the lifeboats, and started to prepare passengers and crew for evacuation. Even though the Titanic contained 2,200 passengers and crew, there were only 6 lifeboats. It was obviously not enough. When the last lifeboat was filled, there had already been 1,500 people left on the board. Ten hours later after accident, one side of the ship rose out of the water. Then, the Titanic split into two parts, and started to sink. Approximately, 1,500 people died on that accident.
Plenty of people wanted to find the wreck of the Titanic, but nobody could achieve until Robert Ballard and Jean Luis Martin found it and took lots of f photographs after 73 years from the tragedy. Up to now, the disasters and its survivors have been the subjects of movies of which has been the most expensive movie ever made, and also that movie won 11 academic awards.
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