Dear all
Complete this test by tomorrow (6 September 2011).
Yours
Mdm Toh
Check your answers.
As at 7 September 0721, 33 submissions.
First to respond was Devesh. All his answers are correct. For question 10, 'shouting' and 'shout' (v1 o v2 structure) are accepted.
Peh Qian Ling
ReplyDeleteGyrate(verb)
1. Move or cause to move in a circle or spiral, esp. quickly.
2. Dance in a wild or suggestive manner
Sentence:
The witch cast a spell on the boy that made him gyrate his body all the time.
Gyration: the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
ReplyDeleteSentence: The audience cheered and clapped on seeing the magnificent gyration of the ballet dancer.
Ng Wen Qi
ReplyDeleteGyration - circular or spiral motion
sentence - Just looking at the gyrations of the helicopter rotors made me dizzy.
Quah Kian Yang
ReplyDeleteGyration: The act or process of rotation.
Sentence: The gyration of the stunt by the stunt driver made me feel like vomiting.
Meaning of gyrate :: winding or coiled around
ReplyDeleteSentence : The gyrate branches of the tree confused me
Jacques ting
Gyrate(verb):
ReplyDeleteto move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
Sentence: I had always wondered how a ballerina could gyrate without getting dizzy.
Gyrate(verb):
ReplyDeleteTo revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.
Sentence: Whenever my sister is feeling bored,she would gyrate without stopping to entertain us.
Gyrate:To Spin
ReplyDeleteThe secret to gyrating without feeling dizzy is to look at a certain point.
Thank you for your contributions. Do bear in mind that the meaning given should be in the same form as the given word. And, one should be able to infer from the constructed sentence the meaning of the word.
ReplyDeleteLook at the sentences constructed by Devesh, Kian Yang, Wen Qi, Maisarah and Ivan. You will know what I mean. :)
Gyration(verb)
ReplyDeleteMeanings:
-circular or spiraling motion
Sentence:
-Just looking at the gyrations of the helicopter rotors made me dizzy.
Meaning of gyrate:
ReplyDeleteverb (used without object)
-to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
Using gyrate in a sentence:
The ballerina gyrate around in time to the beautiful song during the concert.
meaning of gyrate:twirl
ReplyDeleteThe acrobat gyrated her body with such slender that she made it look so easy.
Matthias
gyrate:to move in spiral
ReplyDeletewe have all seen those painful videos where dancers are reduced to ant-like creatures gyrating on distant stages.
Ayisha
To move closely with another person. Sometimes in circular motions, usually in a form of dancing or when you're with someone.
ReplyDeleteThe markets move and gyrate all day and people keep saying the shorter the time frame you trade the more accurate your system will be.
Gregory
Gyrate(verb)- to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
ReplyDeleteSentence- The leaves gyrate slowly to the ground from the branches of the tree in my backyard.
Gyrate-to move in a circular motion
ReplyDeleteMum gyrated the ladle to stir the soup to prevent the base to burnt.
The meaning of gyrate is:
ReplyDeleteverb, -rat·ed, -rat·ing, adjective
verb (used without object)
1.
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
Menaing of gyrate: to move around in circles
ReplyDeleteSentence: The leaves gyrated slowly to the ground.
Meaning: the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
ReplyDeleteSentence: My dog like to gyrate while trying to catch its tail.
Gyrating: Turning around continuosly
ReplyDeleteSentence:My sister has been learning Ballet since she was six, now, she can gyrate without stopping and does not get dizzy when she does.
Jonathan Yeo