This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS? Smoothly step uncle dans dip to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up.

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift. They ganged up on him in the schoolyard and made him say uncle. John Mercer, a wealthy lawyer who owned one of the largest libraries in Virginia. James Timothy Norman, met at a club where she danced and were previously intimate. Alfredo, who sold me our place nearly 20 years ago.

Did ISIS Shoot Down a Fighter Jet? RTL radio Hauchard called his grandmother, ostensibly from Syria, on Nov. Jang nearly free rein to handle relations with Beijing. Miss Hood, who suggested that it was late. David, nor to kill himself, nor to defy the vengeance of Longcluse. David, looking brown and healthy after his northern excursion.

David nodded, and waved his hand, as on entering the door he gave them a farewell smile over his shoulder. 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. To save this word, you’ll need to log in.

I have three uncles and two aunts. My Uncle David is visiting next week. After Irwin Cohen died in 2012, Aiden Cohen’s father R. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan.

Lloyd Bridges might have played his son’s uncle in the 1994 war thriller Blown Away, but looking back, Jeff remembers that his dad was no less a role model during production. The Uncle Jerome, a Nashville hot chicken handheld with lettuce, mayo and pickles that’s named after Shaq’s uncle. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a Madison County man accused of shooting his mother, father and uncle, leaving two of them dead. Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. Everybody is an aunt or uncle or cousin to everybody else. Claire Wang, NBC News, 9 Jan.

In the 2000 shooting at Buell Elementary, the student’s uncle pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to prison for a minimum of two years for leaving a firearm in an easily accessible place. David Riedman, CBS News, 9 Jan. And everyone, Chevalier’s uncle William said, protected the boy. However, Clark’s arrest warrant implies that Takeoff’s uncle and Migos bandmate, Quavo, may have been involved in the events leading up to the tragedy. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘uncle.