Writing Book 8 · Lesson 13
Words with several meanings — bring the words back
You have met these and used them with help. Now you use them with none.
The words
qualify
make less absolute / be eligible
resolve
settle / decide firmly
appreciate
understand / value
capital
money / a city / a letter
plant
factory / growing thing
volume
a book / loudness / space
abstract
a summary / not concrete
Watch how it is built
1qualify means about the same as make less absolute / be eligible.
Qualify that claim. She qualified for the team.
2resolve means about the same as settle / decide firmly.
Resolve the dispute. A firm resolve.
3appreciate means about the same as understand / value.
I appreciate the difficulty. Appreciate in value.
Two ways to say it
✗ Qualify that claim. She qualified for the team. — this is not wrong, but it is everyday talk.
✓ Qualify that claim. She qualified for the team. — this is how a writer says it.
Ask yourself: “Could I write this sentence with nothing in front of me?”
Remember
Qualify, resolve, appreciate, observe — you know all four already.
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