Moments 7 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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ex. of dangling modifier

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reading each magazine article, the stories caught my attention

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misplaced modifiers

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he read the book to a crowd that was filled with beautiful pictures

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3
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split infinitives

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to clearly explain vs. to explain clearly. (word that comes between to)

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parallelism

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correct - he stopped at the office, “the” grocery store, and the pharmacy.

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5
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subordinated -despite having a perfect regular season, the team lost the championship. Which one requires additional info. to make sense.

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“the team lost the championship”.

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6
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transitional phrases

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as a result, as I have said, for example

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7
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which is used for___that is used for____and who is used for___

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things, people or things, people only.

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8
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jargon

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specific to a trade

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9
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colloquialism

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found in informal writing, familiar to a wide range of ppl. ex. can y’all come back? (y’all)

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10
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recursive writing process

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may need to revise steps

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morphemes (morph tiny)

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smallest part of a word that can have a meaning - “un-“, “break”, and “-able” in the word “unbreakable”.

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inflectional affixes (affix it to the end)

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”s” in books

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prefixes - a (atheist - without religion)

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without, atheist

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14
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prefixes - in - incapable

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opposing, incapable

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15
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prefixes - ante (not against)

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before, antedate

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prefixes - cata (pony down)

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down, away. cataclysm

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17
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prefixes - per (permit)

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through, permit

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18
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prefixes - belli (on belly in trenches)

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warlike, bellicose

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19
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prefixes - ortho (dentist)

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straight

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20
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if the suffix begins w/ a vowel, the

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final consonant must be doubled. ex. ery to rob - robbery

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21
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suffix - acy - (accurate state)

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state, accuracy

22
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suffix - ance (acceptance-what is acceptance?)

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act, acceptance

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suffix - ard (drunkard)

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excessively - drunkard

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suffix - ess (waitress)

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feminine - waitress

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suffix - ism - socialism
act or manner - socialism
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suffix - ist (literally the meaning of socialist)
worker, socialist
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paper research - primary source
an original research experiment - done by the person
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paper research - secondary source
research done by others, a citation, a quote, or a website reference
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inference in reading passage
piece of information that implies - go back to that paragraph and re-read it
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main idea
usually requires a full sentence, the most important point
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opinion - words like...
words like believe, think, feel
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compare and contrast
compare - words like both, same, like, too, as well. contrast - but, however, on the other hand, instead
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cause and effect
due to, therefore, since, accordingly
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expository passage - words like....(expose first, for example)
inform or enlighten the reader. words like first, next, for example, therefore
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pursuasive passage
to lead into agreement with writer. more likely to appeal to emotion of reader.
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denotative meaning - denotes...
literal meaning of the word
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connotative
emotional reaction to a word
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drawing conclusions - words like...like
words like likely, may, can, will often
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logical organization
cause and effect, problem and solution, etc.
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control variable
factor that can be varied, but for test purposes, should remain the same.
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dorsal body cavity
the brain and spinal cord
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thoracic cavity
heart and lungs
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abdominal cavity
most of the digestive organs and kidneys
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pelvic cavity
encloses the bladder and reproductive organs
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lateral
to the side of, or away from, the middle of the body
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anterior
or ventral - front (example, the kneecap is located on the anterior side of the leg
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posterior
back (example, the shoulder blades are located on the posterior side of the body
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dorsal
back or posterior of a structure, back of hand
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catalysts alter...
activation energy
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simple sentence
just one clause, no more