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EwelinaEwelina
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Two questions
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Dear All ;-) I have two questions. Would you mind helping me out? 1) I don �t know what my student meant. Here is her sentence: And forests are destroyed several times speed of growth speed forests and trees. ( presentation on deforestation) 2) What are onomatopeic words for fear? (I tried to google them but to no avail.) Thanks in advance, E. |
16 Jan 2017
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cunliffe
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I dont really understand what your student has written. MAybe she means that trees are being chopped down ta a much faster rate than new ones can grow to replace them.
MMm not sure about no 2...
ILl keep thinking.... Sorry about mistakes, got tiny tablet. ON holiday in the sun, but still checking eslp Smiley face |
16 Jan 2017
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EwelinaEwelina
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Dear Cunliffe. Thanks a lot!!!. Enjoy your holiday!!! |
16 Jan 2017
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yanogator
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Yes, I �m sure Lynne has it right. I would re-word it as "And forests are being destroyed at several times the speed with which new forests and trees can grow." Bruce |
16 Jan 2017
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khamby22
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Onomatopoeia for fear would be sounds that you make when you �re scared right? The best I can think of is EEP! and ACK! (more surprise). I �ve seen a lot of people write "GASP!" and "GULP!" as if they were onomatopoeia. I think they express the sentiment well, even if they aren �t necessarily onomatopoeia. On a side note, that �s the most I �ve ever written onomatopoeia in my life! Hehe! |
16 Jan 2017
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FrauSue
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More ideas for onomatopoeia of fear: Aaargh! is what we say when we scream. Oh! and Eek! can express surprise. Ghosts say "woo" for some reason. |
17 Jan 2017
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EwelinaEwelina
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Thank you so much for your suggestions.
All very precious!
I kept searching the Internet and finally found something interesting: Dictionary of Interjections. There �s only one iterjection forfear there: "aaaaawh!"
Have a good day.
E.
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17 Jan 2017
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