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A meaningful sentence is one that uses context clues and synonyms to convey the meaning of a vocabulary word in the sentence.
For Example…
* Purring loudly while rubbing its plush fur against myleg, the ginger-colored squelbolump gently prodded me with its razor sharp claws in a bid to gain my attention.
* What in the world is a squelbolump?
Let’s look at that again:
* Purring loudlywhile rubbing its plush fur against my leg, the ginger-colored squelbolump gently prodded me with its razor sharp claws in a bid to gain my attention.
* What is a squelbolump?
* How do you know?* This is a MEANINGFUL SENTENCE!!!
How Do I Write a Meaningful Sentence?
Write CONTEXT CLUES into your sentence
* synonym clue: senteHow Do I Write a Meaningful Sentence?
* nce contains aword that means the same or nearly the same as the unknown word
* antonym clue: sentence contains a word that means the opposite as the unknown word
* example clue: example of the word is used inthe sentence
* definition clue: definition of the word is used in the sentence. DO NOT USE “word, or definition”
For Example:
If your vocabulary word is: ostracize
* Chad felt ostracized,left out, because he was made to sit alone in the cafeteria. (synonym clue)
* Courtney was so worried that her friends would ostracize her, but instead she was included in their group. (antonym clue)* The boy, who was ostracized from his friends because he was punished, wished he could have joined them in the game. (example clue)
* A vote was taken to ostracize the criminal, and he wasimmediately excluded from the group. (definition clue)
* So what does OSTRACIZE Mean?
The Substitution Test
(a test for meaningfulness)
If a sentence is truly meaningful, you should not be able tosubstitute the vocabulary word with ANY OTHER WORD besides the vocabulary word or a synonym of the vocabulary word.
The Substitution Test
For example:
Courtney was so worried that her friends would...