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10 English questions!!! Sorry for doing this everyday!lol I can memorize well this way. I would like to memorize and know how to use these words today! (comprehension(comprehend), dedication, crude, hefty, abide, broil, bulletin,poll,accuse,fraud) 1. I comprehended everything my teacher talked about in his lecture, although he speaks pretty fast. (My listening comprehension is getting better.) 2. Many companies want employees who has dedication at work. 3. As people in the past have made crude cars which emit a lot of carbon dioxide, the global warming became a crucial problem. 4. That company does everything in order to earn hefty profits. 5. Regardless of living in countryside, I cannot abide touching insects. 6. Every vegetable here is broiled. 7. The election bulletin was showed yesterday, people are curious which party will win in the poll. 8. I need to accuse my boss, he did not pay my salary. 9. The fraud called "It's me fraud" is very common in Japan. It means people deceive elders by pretending that they are their children. Usually, they tell elders that they had an accident and need some money right away.
Oct 9, 2015 9:11 AM
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10 English questions!!!

Sorry for doing this everyday!lol
I can memorize well this way.

I would like to memorize and know how to use these words today!
(comprehension(comprehend), dedication, crude, hefty, abide, broil, bulletin,poll,accuse,fraud)

1. I comprehended everything my teacher talked about in his lecture, although he speaks pretty fast. <em>(correct but strange to use in informal contexts)</em>


(My listening comprehension is getting better.) <em>(perfect)</em>

2. Many companies want employees who has (that/who) show dedication at work.

3. As people in the past have made crude cars which emitted a lot of carbon dioxide, the global warming became a crucial problem.

4. That company does everything in order to earn hefty profits. <em>(so true...)</em>

5. Regardless In spite of living in the countryside, I cannot abide touching insects. <em>(very formal, like really very formal.)</em>

6. Every vegetable here is broiled.

7. The election bulletin was showed yesterday,. People are curious which party will win in the poll. <em>(http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/14294/show-showed-shown)</em>

8. I need to accuse my boss, he did not pay my salary. <em>People will understand what you mean but it's very strange. One accuses someone (your boss) of something (what?). Here you don't say what you are accusing o him of.
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8. I need accuse my boss of harassment unless he changes his behavior.

9. The fraud called "It's me fraud" is very common in Japan. It means people deceive elders by pretending that they are their children. Usually, they tell elders that they had an accident and need some money right away. <em>(Is this really common in Japan? Do people fall for it?)</em>

October 9, 2015
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