Writing Exercise: Synonyms and Antonyms

Climate Change and Global Warming

by Mary Philline Descalzo, II-Molave

Many people ask "Is climate change similar to global warming?" or "Is there any difference between climate change and global warming?"

The truth is, these are two different ideas, but one is the cause and the other is the effect.

Global warming is the increase of temperature in the different parts of the world wherein warm places become warmer and arid while cold places turn into spots with temperature lower than freezing point. This is caused by several natural and artificial factors. Volcanic eruption is an example of a natural occurrence that contributes to this, whereas launching of nuclear and atomic bombs are man-made ones.

Climate change is the result of global warming. The climate changes and becomes different from the usual. Temperatures, whether warm or cold, become more extreme every year and result to phenomena such as the rise of the level of sea water as caused by the melting of ice in permafrost countries like Russia. With this, elevated areas may soon submerge underwater and low-lying areas may totally or completely be lost in our geographical maps.

*Original output by Philline. Do not copy.

We are the change we wish to see in the world.

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Quiz #2: Dangling Modifiers

Rewrite these sentences to correct the dangling and misplaced modifiers.


1. To understand the lesson, concentration is important.
2. Falling to the ground, her knees were scraped.
3. Jane smelled flowers entering the room.
4. The old man screamed at the naughty little boy in his anger.
5. Walking to her grandmother's house, a wolf met Little Red Riding Hood.


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Quiz #1: Principal Parts of the Verb

Complete the following sentences with the principal part indicated in parentheses.

1. Maps are both fascinating and useful, and people have been ____________ them for centuries. (present participle of read)

2. Over the centuries, maps have ____________ from being merely simple navigational tools to being complex instruments conveying varied information. (past participle of grow)

3. Mapmakers over the centuries often have ___________ that maps are as beautiful as many paintings. 

(past participle of feel)

4. Some artists even ___________ to create maplike paintings as serious works of art. (past form of begin)

5. We often hear that the world has _____________ because it is so much easier to get from one place to another these days. (past participle of shrink)

6. New and more sophisticated maps certainly __________ a part in creating this impression. (past form of play)

7. In the beginning of travel by automobile, people ___________ without much help from maps. (past form of drive)

8. Good road maps later ___________ a sense of security and independence to automobile drivers. (past form of bring)

9. Detailed road maps have _____________ right along with the building of highways. (past participle of develop)

10. Maps have ___________ travel out of the dark ages and into the modern world of transportation. (past participle of take)

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Thoughts to Ponder

If you shut your door to all errors, truth will be shut out. ~Rabindranath Tagore

Amaia Nicole Saret:
This quote tells us that if we don't correct or accept our errors, they will stay as errors and we can't learn the truth. If we let our errors be corrected, we will learn what is wrong and therefore, the truth.


Angelica Mae Andes:
If you're tired of trying and failing again and again, you will not be successful, because finding the truth is all about trial and error. Successful people didn't become successful in the blink of an eye; they faced many trials and failed in the past but they never stopped believing that they could. Errors are part of knowing the truth and being successful. If you will not let yourself to be open to errors along the way, you will not know your wrongdoings and correct them for greater good.


Leo Nekko Romero:
This quote tells that one should be open to any comments and suggestions. One should accept one's errors and learn from them. If you are not open to be corrected, how will you be able to improve, to develop? One should be able to correct errors in order to not commit the same mistakes again. If you are not open to any comments, you will not know the right answer or the right result.


Abby Batalla:
Nobody is perfect; no matter how hard we try, still we can't be perfect. All of us commit mistakes and it's normal. We just need to accept our mistake and learn from it. For in every mistake, there is no failure, only learning. If we would view our mistakes negatively, it's just like refusing success to come into our lives.


Alyssa Azul:
This quote from Rabindranath Tagore tells us that if we don't want to correct our errors, our eyes will be closed to the truth. It is better to know our mistakes so that we can learn to correct them. As we know our error, we can avoid repeating it. All of us make a mistake, but what is important is when we learn to accept that we are wrong. Errors are our key to the truth.


Ericka Mae Rebanal:
This means that if we keep on saying we do nothing wrong, it goes to show that we are not truthful. When we commit an error, it means that we have the capability to accept the things we can and can't do. But when we close our eyes to every error we've made in our lives, it only means that we lack the inner strength to do what is right. Nothing will happen if we keep on saying we are right. At least, when we accept we've done something wrong, we can still change it. But every time we can't accept we are wrong, our mistakes will only get bigger and bigger.



(from the Sophomore Third Quarter Periodic Exam)

Rumplestiltskin, Private Detective

How Frog Went to Heaven

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken/Three Wishes