Sunday, October 31, 2010

Adventure 8

My Dear Detective , I hope everyone still excited to continue revile more mystery in English language.
The next task is on Idiomatic Expression.

Idiomatic Expression 
 - An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it  up .but which seems perfectly natural to native speakers of the language. 


 - The sentiments central to these expressions usually exist in some form in every language, but the individual expressions are untranslatable.


- e.g ;  Piece of cake 
             Get lost


Your duty is to find an Idiomatic Expression and Good luck : )



Adventure 7

Good Morning Detective.Hope everyone is well and full of energy to continue on our journey to unveil more mystery . Your clue for today will be ;

Homonyms - two or more words that have the same sound or spelling but differ in meaning.

For example ; blonde ( hair) , blonde (stupid)
                      stalk ( a tree) , stalk ( a person stalking )

Your task is to find as many example of Homonyms as you can : )



Adventure 6

Welcome back Detective, I hope you all are ready for your next task .

Synonyms  - are words that sound different but have the same or nearly the same meaning .

e.g  - Does mother wears a scarf , a shawl , a headdress ?


Your job is to find as many Synonyms as you can .Good Luck Detective : )

Adventure 5

Hello Detective.It is time to put your mind to work now.Please read the next task carefully and try to solve the problem as fast as you can.Thank You.

Please look for words that have appeared because of technology .

Example of word ; 1) mobile phone
                             2) bytes.

Good Luck : )