Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
STRAITS
2: The strait that separates North and South Island in this country is named for the first European to command a ship sailing through it.
4: 20% of the world's oil shipments travel through this strait connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
6: This strait separating mainland China from the island on which the Republic of China sits was known is ancient times as the Black Ditch.
8: The Palk Strait separates Tamil Nadu from this Indian Ocean island country.
10: This strait which separates a Mediterranean island from the European mainland is named for the island's capital city.
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: When these are correlative, they come in pairs like “neither/nor,” “just as/so,” and “not only/but also.”
6: Whether this collection of words is dependent or independent is determined by whether or not it can stand alone as a sentence.
9: In Spanish, regular verbs in this “undefined” form typically end in the letter R, while in English they follow the word “to.”
12: A “dangling” one of these words typically ending in -ing modifies the wrong noun.
15: In English grammar, this feature of a verb can be indicative, subjunctive, or imperative; Greek adds the optative and Arabic adds the jussive.
2: The strait that separates North and South Island in this country is named for the first European to command a ship sailing through it.
4: 20% of the world's oil shipments travel through this strait connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
6: This strait separating mainland China from the island on which the Republic of China sits was known is ancient times as the Black Ditch.
8: The Palk Strait separates Tamil Nadu from this Indian Ocean island country.
10: This strait which separates a Mediterranean island from the European mainland is named for the island's capital city.
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: When these are correlative, they come in pairs like “neither/nor,” “just as/so,” and “not only/but also.”
6: Whether this collection of words is dependent or independent is determined by whether or not it can stand alone as a sentence.
9: In Spanish, regular verbs in this “undefined” form typically end in the letter R, while in English they follow the word “to.”
12: A “dangling” one of these words typically ending in -ing modifies the wrong noun.
15: In English grammar, this feature of a verb can be indicative, subjunctive, or imperative; Greek adds the optative and Arabic adds the jussive.
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6:
8: Sri Lanka?
10: Messina
3: prepositions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: gerund
15:
4: Hormuz
6:
8: Sri Lanka?
10: Messina
3: prepositions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: gerund
15:
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2. New Zealand
4. Strait of Hormuz
6. Strait of Taiwan
8. Sri Lanka
10. ?
GRAMMAR TERMS
3. conjunctions
6. clause
9. infinitives
12. participle
15. mood
2. New Zealand
4. Strait of Hormuz
6. Strait of Taiwan
8. Sri Lanka
10. ?
GRAMMAR TERMS
3. conjunctions
6. clause
9. infinitives
12. participle
15. mood
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6: Taiwan
8: Sri Lanka
10: Gibraltar
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: participle
15: mood
2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6: Taiwan
8: Sri Lanka
10: Gibraltar
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: participle
15: mood
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6: CLAM
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: participle
15: mood?
2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6: CLAM
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: participle
15: mood?
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6:
8: Sri Lanka
10:
3: Conjunctions
6: Clause
9: Infinitive
12: Gerund
15: Mood
4: Hormuz
6:
8: Sri Lanka
10:
3: Conjunctions
6: Clause
9: Infinitive
12: Gerund
15: Mood
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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2: New Zealand
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Formosa Strait
8: Sri Lanka
10: Strait of Messina? [I though the capital of Sicily is Palermo, but I can't think of what else it could be and I have a chance at a perfecto]
3: Conjuction [What's your function]
6: Clause
9: Infinitive
12: Participle
15: Mood
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Formosa Strait
8: Sri Lanka
10: Strait of Messina? [I though the capital of Sicily is Palermo, but I can't think of what else it could be and I have a chance at a perfecto]
3: Conjuction [What's your function]
6: Clause
9: Infinitive
12: Participle
15: Mood
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6: Taiwan
8: Sri Lanka
10: Messina
GRAMMAR TERMS
3:
6: clause
9:
12: participle
15:
2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6: Taiwan
8: Sri Lanka
10: Messina
GRAMMAR TERMS
3:
6: clause
9:
12: participle
15:
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2: What is New Zealand?
4: What is the Strait of Hormuz?
6: What is the Taiwan Strait?
8: What is Sri Lanka?
10: What is the Strait of CLAMydia?
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: What are conjunctions?
6: What is a clause?
9: What are infinitives?
12: What is a participle?
15: What is mood?
2: What is New Zealand?
4: What is the Strait of Hormuz?
6: What is the Taiwan Strait?
8: What is Sri Lanka?
10: What is the Strait of CLAMydia?
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: What are conjunctions?
6: What is a clause?
9: What are infinitives?
12: What is a participle?
15: What is mood?
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2: New Zealand
4: Straits of Hormuz?
6: Formosa Strait?
8: Sri Lanka
10: CLAM
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: gerund
15: mood?
2: New Zealand
4: Straits of Hormuz?
6: Formosa Strait?
8: Sri Lanka
10: CLAM
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: gerund
15: mood?
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2: The strait that separates North and South Island in this country is named for the first European to command a ship sailing through it. What is New Zealand? (and its boomerang fish act! Coming to a cinema near you in November! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! *waves arms wildly in true Kermit fashion*)
4: 20% of the world's oil shipments travel through this strait connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. What is the Strait of Hormuz?
6: This strait separating mainland China from the island on which the Republic of China sits was known is ancient times as the Black Ditch. What is the Strait of Formosa?
8: The Palk Strait separates Tamil Nadu from this Indian Ocean island country. What is Sri Lanka?
10: This strait which separates a Mediterranean island from the European mainland is named for the island's capital city. What is the Strait of Messina? ("that is reserved for ME, and the British Eighth Army.")
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: When these are correlative, they come in pairs like “neither/nor,” “just as/so,” and “not only/but also.” What are conjunctions?
6: Whether this collection of words is dependent or independent is determined by whether or not it can stand alone as a sentence. What is a clause?
9: In Spanish, regular verbs in this “undefined” form typically end in the letter R, while in English they follow the word “to.” What are infinitives?
12: A “dangling” one of these words typically ending in -ing modifies the wrong noun. What is a participle?
15: In English grammar, this feature of a verb can be indicative, subjunctive, or imperative; Greek adds the optative and Arabic adds the jussive. What is mood?
2: The strait that separates North and South Island in this country is named for the first European to command a ship sailing through it. What is New Zealand? (and its boomerang fish act! Coming to a cinema near you in November! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! *waves arms wildly in true Kermit fashion*)
4: 20% of the world's oil shipments travel through this strait connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. What is the Strait of Hormuz?
6: This strait separating mainland China from the island on which the Republic of China sits was known is ancient times as the Black Ditch. What is the Strait of Formosa?
8: The Palk Strait separates Tamil Nadu from this Indian Ocean island country. What is Sri Lanka?
10: This strait which separates a Mediterranean island from the European mainland is named for the island's capital city. What is the Strait of Messina? ("that is reserved for ME, and the British Eighth Army.")
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: When these are correlative, they come in pairs like “neither/nor,” “just as/so,” and “not only/but also.” What are conjunctions?
6: Whether this collection of words is dependent or independent is determined by whether or not it can stand alone as a sentence. What is a clause?
9: In Spanish, regular verbs in this “undefined” form typically end in the letter R, while in English they follow the word “to.” What are infinitives?
12: A “dangling” one of these words typically ending in -ing modifies the wrong noun. What is a participle?
15: In English grammar, this feature of a verb can be indicative, subjunctive, or imperative; Greek adds the optative and Arabic adds the jussive. What is mood?
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2: uhhhhh .... uhhhhh .... CLAM
4: Hormuz
6: the Formosa Strait?
8: Sri Lanka
10: ?
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: a clause
9: the infinitive
12: modifier
15: mood
2: uhhhhh .... uhhhhh .... CLAM
4: Hormuz
6: the Formosa Strait?
8: Sri Lanka
10: ?
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: a clause
9: the infinitive
12: modifier
15: mood
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6: Formosa
8: Sri Lanka
10: (...pretty sure it's not the Strait of Valletta or Nicosia...I got nothin)
3:
6:
9:
12:
15:
4: Hormuz
6: Formosa
8: Sri Lanka
10: (...pretty sure it's not the Strait of Valletta or Nicosia...I got nothin)
3:
6:
9:
12:
15:
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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2: New Zealand
4: Hormuz
6: Taiwan
8: Sri Lanka
10: Messina
3: Conjunctions
6: Clause
9: Infinitive
12: Participle
15: Mood
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4: Hormuz
6: Taiwan
8: Sri Lanka
10: Messina
3: Conjunctions
6: Clause
9: Infinitive
12: Participle
15: Mood
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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2: New Zealand
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Formosa Strait
8: Sri Lanka
10:
3: Conjunctions
6: Clause
9: Future Tense
12: Participle
15:
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Formosa Strait
8: Sri Lanka
10:
3: Conjunctions
6: Clause
9: Future Tense
12: Participle
15:
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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2: New Zealand
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Strait of Formosa
8: Sri Lanka
10: Strait of Messina
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: participle
15: mood
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Strait of Formosa
8: Sri Lanka
10: Strait of Messina
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitive
12: participle
15: mood
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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2: New Zealand
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Strait of Taiwan?
8: Sri Lanka
10: Strait of Messina
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitives
12: gerund
15: mood
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Strait of Taiwan?
8: Sri Lanka
10: Strait of Messina
3: conjunctions
6: clause
9: infinitives
12: gerund
15: mood
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 2
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STRAITS
2: New Zealand
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Strait of Formosa
8: Sri Lanka
10: Strait of Messina
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: Clause
9: Infinitive
12: participle
15: Mood
2: New Zealand
4: Strait of Hormuz
6: Strait of Formosa
8: Sri Lanka
10: Strait of Messina
GRAMMAR TERMS
3: conjunctions
6: Clause
9: Infinitive
12: participle
15: Mood
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