Today’s word from List 3 of the academic word list is
Valid
Notes
This is an extremely versatile word with many useful forms including: valid,validate, invalidate, invalidity, validity, validation and validly
Valid (and its opposite invalid) is a useful word as many of its collocations help you talk about arguments – something you will do a lot in your essay writing. Consider these noun combinations:
a valid claim
a valid principle
a valid reason
a valid observation
The other noun validity (and its opposite invalidity) is also a very useful word with many combinations:
establish the validity
challenge the validity of
question the validity of
doubt the validity of
the legal validity of
equal validity
Common adverbs used are:
entirely valid
perfectly valid
scientifically valid
still valid
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Question 1
While this may be generally true, it is not valid _______ all projects.
A
by
B
with
C
for
D
according to
Question 2
One perfectly _________ argument is that public funds should be spent on projects that benefit the public at large.
A
validate
B
validly
C
valid
D
validity
Question 2 Explanation:
Note how the adverb PERFECTLY goes with the adjective VALID - a very common word pattern in English.
Question 3
One way to __________ this hypothesis would be to conduct extensive market research.
A
validate
B
valid
C
validity
D
validation
Question 3 Explanation:
You need a verb here and one common way to form verbs in English is to add ATE to the adjective form.
Question 4
Many people, however, doubt the ___________ of this proposition.
A
valid
B
validate
C
validity
D
validation
Question 5
An entirely ______ observation is that money spent on international events only benefits a few people directly.
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valid
B
validate
C
validly
D
validity
Question 6
This is largely the fault of the authorities who are responsible for the __________ of the courses.
A
validity
B
valid
C
validation
D
validly
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Thank you. I even just now landed back in China – where my internet connectivity is very reduced but I do hope to be posting regularly. But please bear with me if things don’t quite work out.