Vocabulary Unit 8ELA 8 General

Remember, a good a sentence—

•Begins with a capital letter•Ends with punctuation . ? ! • Contains at least eight words

In this unit, please show me that you can use I versus me correctly.

I vs. Me

I is a subject pronoun. It takes the place of a person’s name and is used to tell who is performing the action in a sentence. It is usually found at the beginning of a sentence. HV V VI am walking very quickly. I see the colorful painting. action action Me is a direct object or an object of a preposition. It also takes the place of a person’s name and tells who is receiving the action in a sentence. It is usually found at the end of a sentence. V VGive me the newspaper, please. My mom took my brother

and me to the movie.

I will allocate a handful of Skittles to each student who did well on the test.

Rita will allocate to me $10 so that I may buy lunch in the food court.

I will allocate one treat to each of my dogs for being good boys.

1. allocate—assign, give, or distribute

2. compatible—well-matched, harmonious My husband and I are compatible because we have many of the same interests.

I don’t think the charger for your iPhone is compatible with my Android.

Your dog and my cat are not at all compatible, which makes me nervous.

I would like you to dispose of the dirty tissue in the garbage can.

“I am not sure where to dispose of the body,” said the criminal to his partner.

The lamp was disposed on a table close to me.

3. dispose—to place or arrange

4. evolve—to develop or change gradually Over the past few years, I evolved into a better test-taker.

Could you tell me how tadpoles evolve into frogs?

I wonder how things will evolve on tonight’s episode of my favorite show.

5. indicate—to be a sign of; show evidence ofIt worries me that the flashing light in the dashboard indicates you are low on fuel.

The first sighting of a robin always indicates to me that spring has arrived.

Your angry look indicates to me that you are still upset.

6. phenomenon—a marvel, wonder, or miracle I think the Aurora Borealis is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena.

It is a phenomenon to me that I passed the difficult test; it really is a miracle!

I think he is such a phenomenon! He’s only three yet he can read and speak in fluent French.

7. reluctant—unwilling or hesitant

I am reluctant to walk down the dark, spooky alley way while I am alone.

Carl was reluctant to ask me if he could borrow $50 since he thought I’d say no.

I have a lot of reluctance to go to school since I didn’t do my homework.

8. seek—to go in search of or pursue

Will you play hide and seek with me later today?

I am seeking a job with flexible hours and high wages.

Carol and I sought the best place to buy lunch at Union Station.

9. transmit—to communicate OR to pass or spread

I may have transmitted my cold to you since I just sneezed on you.

Did you accurately transmit all of the information to me in the text you just sent?

That station sounds too static-filled to me. Its transmission must be poor.

I think the underlying problem is that you didn’t study for the test.

To me, the most important underlying reason of the Civil War was slavery.

I think the underlying theme in Flowers for Algernon was “There are no short-cuts in life.”

10. underlying—fundamental, basic, essential