Part A: Read the words in each row. Identify the two words that have the same or almost the same meaning. Remember, synonyms are words that have the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word in the same language.

1. nice mean kind

2. shut open close

3. sad happy jolly

4. hope wish boat

5. yell cold chilly

6. pair couple one

7. boat ship walk

Part B: After you have identified the synonym pairs, write a paragraph using these pairs.

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.

This excerpt is repeated several times. what effect does this repetition have on the epic