Huang 1

Vida Huang
ESL 33B
LDP 5
13 December 2016
Entry 1
1.
Word

Unspectacular

Source

Southland(p.251)

Sentence

Not homecomings, which imply that somebodynotices,somebody cares,

somebody raises a glass, maybe, to mark the occasion, but quiet,
unspectaclar returns,

General
Meaning

quiet, not notice, not spectacular

Specific
Meaning

not been notice

Grammatical
Info
Sample
Sentence

adj.
Sally has been an unspectacular student because she does not talk to
anyone.

2.
Word

self-possessed

Source

Southland(p.292)

Sentence

All she knew was that even at this age he was self-possessed and
confidents; he looked more grown-up than he was.

General
Meaning

confident, calm

Specific
Meaning

calm

Huang 2
Grammatical
Info
Sample
Sentence

adj.
Before I meet Howard, I thought he is very self-possessed, but he is a
very funny person.

3.

Word

Senseless

Source

Southland(p.307)

Sentence

The blackswere finally doing it acting like senseless animals he had

always known they were

General
Meaning

not feeling, adapt the situation, no meaning

Specific
Meaning

no feeling

Grammatical
Info
Sample
Sentence

adj.
My sister and her boyfriend had a senseless quarrel, and they have not
been talked for two weeks.

Huang 3

Activity 1
Sentence correction
Error and Source

Explanation of the
problem

Experience is the mother of My sentence

wisdom,

not

only

talk

structure is wired,

Solution/correction/strategy
Failure is the mother of success, it is
not only suitable for human, but also a

and I need to change

about human, but also a
successful

it which become

country. understandable. I
want to say that the

(Project3 paragraph 1)

mistake make us
According

to

Chaney

gain experience, and

research that data shows we can improve

that

successful country.

black

male,

in

ourself.

According to Chaney research that

data shows that black male on
particular characteristic as aggressive
and criminal.

This sentence also

particular, is characteristic
as

aggressive

criminal(Chaney

have problem on the

and stucture, and it has

483).

another problem is
wrong word form.

(Project 3 paragraph 2)

Activity 2
Error in clauses (p.304)
1. I believed, that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say.
2. This was the beauty for which I had always longed. For...
3. Despite your fantasies, it was not even that we wanted to be liked by you.
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