Thursday, September 10, 2009

Ubiquitous

The Word: Ubiquitous

Part Of Speech: Adjective

The Source Sentence and (Page Number): The media is also ubiquitous- present in airports, elevators, classrooms, bars and restaurants, and hospital waiting rooms. (PG-42)

Context Clues:
B. It’s an adjective that is always present in any time.

Definition:
B. 1. Existing or being everywhere, esp.
2. At the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
3. Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent: "plodded through the shadows fruitlessly like an ubiquitous spook" (Joseph Heller).

Your Original Sentence:
B. We were offered the ubiquitous hamburger.

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