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The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 7 - Q&A, Tracking & Announcements
Jane (PS) wrote: "I have to admit I was wondering about alliteration when there is a word in between. Eg Sink or Swim? Mystery at the Masquerade?"In order to avoid opening another can of worms, I am going to limit titles to ONE small word between the alliterated words. It will need to be a small connecting word similar to 'or', 'and', or 'in'.
MountainKat wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Maybe tomorrow I'll try on "sweet and kind" "Kind is always worth striving for. 😊"
It is. That one I do actually try for. It's the "sweet" that I constantly fail at.
Speaking of sweet and kind, I’m just certain, MKat, that our to be revealed date task will be an easy one, given how hard a time I’m having finding books that work for the first three.I’m certain you’d never be devious, sneaky, and, well, evil right before a joyous holiday…..
Truitt_T wrote: "I’m certain you’d never be devious, sneaky, and, well, evil right before a joyous holiday….. "You aren't serious right?! I mean harder for you to find, means less books for me to check! Bwahahahahaha....
This is probably a dumb question, and I almost definitely know the answer, but I'm gonna ask anyway because apparently my terrible grammar education is coming back to bite me lol but adjectives only for A is for Adjective right? Adverbs wouldn't work?And yes my google search history is already full of "Is _____ an adjective" 🤣
Any word that describes another is an adjective ie FAMILY holiday, SILLY dog, SMILING cat, WET paint, RUM toffee. Just ask..... what kind of cat, toffee, holiday etc is it and that will tell you if the word describes it or not.
F. wrote: "Any word that describes another is an adjective ie FAMILY holiday, SILLY dog, SMILING cat, WET paint, RUM toffee. Just ask..... what kind of cat, toffee, holiday etc is it and that will tell you i..."
See I knew that intellectually, but then my bonkers brain decides to be like "but what if you're wrong?". I'm a mess lol
Amanda wrote: "F. wrote: "Any word that describes another is an adjective ie FAMILY holiday, SILLY dog, SMILING cat, WET paint, RUM toffee. Just ask..... what kind of cat, toffee, holiday etc is it and that will..."
I did the same thing. Is this an adjective? I used dictionary.com to look up words and they weren't listed as an adjective, but the did describe a noun. I'm so confused. I almost hope that one isn't selected since then I don't have to worry so much. Only if I want a book for the Hunt at that point.
Amanda wrote: "This is probably a dumb question, and I almost definitely know the answer, but I'm gonna ask anyway because apparently my terrible grammar education is coming back to bite me lol but adjectives onl..."Yes, adjectives only.
MountainKat wrote: "Amanda wrote: "This is probably a dumb question, and I almost definitely know the answer, but I'm gonna ask anyway because apparently my terrible grammar education is coming back to bite me lol but..."When an adjective can also be a noun (mentioned by Roger above), does the word need to be used as an adjective in the book title?
Eg Back in Black - 'black' is both an adjective and a noun (and verb). In this case it is used as an adjective? I think???? LOL. We all need to go back to grammar school!
And what about when the word is purposely misspelled? Eg Wilde Fire. A play on their surname but being used as an adjective?
(Sorry Kat!)
I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels like I should go back to grammar school!
Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Amanda wrote: "This is probably a dumb question, and I almost definitely know the answer, but I'm gonna ask anyway because apparently my terrible grammar education is coming back Jane in this case black is a noun, back is the verb. In is a preposition.
Since wilde is describing the fire it is an adjective. Yes All those years of diagramming a sentence is finally being put to use.
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Amanda wrote: "This is probably a dumb question, and I almost definitely know the answer, but I'm gonna ask anyway because apparently my terrible grammar educa..."Thanks Roger! After I wrote the post I thought - hmmm, probably a noun actually. But figured I had an even chance either way of being wrong!! 😝
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Amanda wrote: "This is probably a dumb question, and I almost definitely know the answer, but I'm gonna ask anyway because apparently my terrible grammar educa..."I have been doing the same thing! All those years of hearing "dangling participle" and "Gerund" and "ask yourself Ms. Robinson is it REEEEAAAALLLYYY an adjective or is it an adverb in this case" 🙄 and the height of grammatical felonies ..... leaving your preposition without an object (gasp){horror}[shock]
Okay, this is has been MY dilemma and question all week....Is Meet Cute a noun, a verb, or an adjective?
Not joking. This was a heated discussion at dinner one night. So much so that the husband actually even asked two lawyers he happened to have a call with the following day for their opinion.
MKat - at least this round is amusing for those who aren't even reading LOL
Also - my teen daughter is standing firmly with Urban Dictionary is a solid reference source for Romance Novel Research as more and more titles are using "common pop culture vernacular"
Meet is verb cute is adverb
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Meet is verb cute is adverb"cute is an adjective.
Cute toy
cute boy
cute shoes
A Meet cute I would think is a noun.
Sassafrass wrote: "cute is an adjective.Cute toy
cute boy
cute shoes"
Yes, in those circumstances. But in Meet Cute it is being used as a noun.
Agreed. We posted at the same time I think
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
Date 2 - A - Romantic Getaway - TASK ANNOUNCEMENT
A is for Alliterate - Read a book with alliteration in title or author’s names.
Books selected for this task need to have alliteration in either the title or the author's name. There can be a small word such as in or and between the alliterated words in the title. So books such as Spook Squad or Divided in Death would work. And authors like Lucy Lennox, Eli Easton and Candi Kay would also work..
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, January 7 @ Midnight US EST to post your completion(s).
Serial Dating Roses will be limited to 10 per team for this date. Scavenger Hunt Roses will be limited to 10 per person for this date.
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts!
Date 2 - A - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 2.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition - say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
A is for Acorn - Read a book with a distinct tree on cover.
To qualify for this task, the book's cover needs to show a distinct tree. I need to be able to distinguish at least one tree on the cover - a green blur in the distance is not going to work. To work, the cover needs to clearly and obviously show at least one tree. You can use any edition's cover to qualify for this task. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion post.
A is for Adjective - Read a book with an adjective in title.
To qualify, the selected book's title needs to contain an adjective, a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. Titles such as Red Dirt Heart, The House in the Cerulean Sea, My Last Duchess, The Duke's Perfect Wife, The Mighty Storm and Dylan the Bad Boy Reindeer & His Virtuous Mate would all work.
A is for Alliterate - Read a book with alliteration in title or author’s names.
Books selected for this task need to have alliteration in either the title or the author's name. There can be a small word such as in or and between the alliterated words in the title. So books such as Spook Squad or Divided in Death would work. And authors like Lucy Lennox, Eli Easton and Candi Kay would also work.
A is for Ambulance - Read a book featuring a first responder - fire/police/paramedics/EMT/dispatchers.
To qualify for this task, the book needs to have a character that is a first responder - firefighter, LEO, paramedics, EMTs or dispatchers. This can be indicated in the precis, title, series, tags or lists. Combo tags will be allowed IN CONTEXT - so if your book is tagged 'cops_firemen_military', but the precis indicates the hero is a military for example (or even if all the other tags just indicate military), the book will be disqualified. I strongly suggest you find other qualification if possible - I will be SUPER PICKY with the combo tags.
Sorry, I am away from home - had to run to Home Depot AGAIN!! And if you know me at all you know it is no quick trip. And GR was not playing nice at all - pages were not loading. I won’t be around to answer questions until later, not sure when.
Sassafrass wrote: "Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Meet is verb cute is adverb"cute is an adjective.
Cute toy
cute boyI
cute shoes"
In this case meet is a verb,it is an action, and cute is describing the action so while in general cute is an adjective, it is acting as an adverb in this instance. It is in the context.
Sorry, MKat, I have another alliteration question. You said earlier that there could be a small connecting word between between the same letter/sound words. What about when the words are adjacent, but there are also other words in the title?Cute Clever Boys
Or
The Best Holiday Homecoming Ever
Thanks!
Me again - with another PITA question. For regular date task would this book be too stretched out between the "Ns"?
The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny
Kat was going to answer about two words but as far as I know hasn't answered it yet.
Would And the
between words be accepted? For alliterate?
You can one short word breaking up the alliteration but not two, so I would have thought your title was fine Maggie…
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Kat was going to answer about two words but as far as I know hasn't answered it yet."She did...message #153 - one word only.
Truitt_T wrote: "Sorry, MKat, I have another alliteration question. You said earlier that there could be a small connecting word between between the same letter/sound words. What about when the words are adjacent, ..."As long as the alliterated words are adjacent, there can be other words in the title.
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Were-Geeks Save Wisconsin aliteration or is save too big of a word?"Too much.
Maggie wrote: "Me again - with another PITA question. For regular date task would this book be too stretched out between the "Ns"?
The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny"
That works.
Wende wrote: "Is magical law enforcement okay?"Maybe? In context and if it is proved they would be the equivalent of a first responder. No guarantee, sorry.
Hi. We Caught Him Book Line & Reader would like to check in for the Speed Dating Rose please.
Just letting you all know what is going on here in my world. We have been redoing parts of our kitchen and they were late installing out countertops AND it took longer than it should have. So hubby and I are scrambling to do the rest of things and get the kitchen put back together. I have a sink now, but we still aren't done with the electrical work. So there are tools and parts everywhere - not even close to safe for a toddler. Not to mention, I still have to put the kitchen back together after I clean everything - AGAIN!I haven't even begun to bake yet...
My son and his family are arriving tonight from Georgia. My other son and his family are coming up tomorrow and my daughter's family is coming up Saturday for Christmas and my granddaughter's birthday. Everyone is staying over the weekend and through Monday.
I am stressed and overwhelmed and doing the best I can here. But I have 12 unread PMs that I don't know when I can check them. I hate to leave you without answers, but I can only do what I can do. If one of the other mods answers here, that answer will stand. And thank you Jane and Karen for helping out!
MountainKat wrote: "Wende wrote: "Is magical law enforcement okay?"Maybe? In context and if it is proved they would be the equivalent of a first responder. No guarantee, sorry."
That is what I was hoping for. Thank you
Kat...first...yikes! I hope you find time to enjoy your family and the holiday while dealing with all that chaos!question...does the tag "law enforcement" work for Ambulance?
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Kat...first...yikes! I hope you find time to enjoy your family and the holiday while dealing with all that chaos!question...does the tag "law enforcement" work for Ambulance?"
Since I just had a (brief) discussion about this with her, I can confidently say yes!
~KarenH~ wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Kat...first...yikes! I hope you find time to enjoy your family and the holiday while dealing with all that chaos!question...does the tag "law enforcement" work for Ambulance?"
S..."
thanks Karen!
MountainKat wrote: "Just letting you all know what is going on here in my world. We have been redoing parts of our kitchen and they were late installing out countertops AND it took longer than it should have. So hubby..."Wow ~ that's a LOT on your plate at Christmas time!! Hope everything gets put to rights and you enjoy the holiday with your family.
MountainKat wrote: "Just letting you all know what is going on here in my world. We have been redoing parts of our kitchen and they were late installing out countertops AND it took longer than it should have. So hubby..."Hope you get everything done that you need to and have a wonderful holiday with your family!
Thanks everyone! We are down to one outlet strip (under cabinet) and cleaning. My son is making breakfast and then I start baking! I'll clean while the dough is rising... Need to make (find?) room for everyone to sleep. 🤔And I'll try to check in and answer questions as best I can.
Oh my goodness! Sounds like madness. I'm impressed with the way you are making do though.
Trees above bears nose? I can see them, but wanted to verify it with you!
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From the qualification:
Books selected for this ..."
Sorry - missed that - although I guess the second question/book remains :) Thanks Kat.