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Predicate - correct answer ✅the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g., went home in John went home ). Quotient - correct answer ✅The answer to a division problem. Product - correct answer ✅The result of multiplying. Difference - correct answer ✅The result of subtracting one number from another. Then vs. Than - correct answer ✅Then is used when one is talking about something in relation to time. Than is used when discussing comparisons. Preposition - correct answer ✅A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (e.g., The man ON the train. She arrived AFTER dinner.). Sum - correct answer ✅The result of adding two or more numbers. Homonym - correct answer ✅Two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins. Mean Median Mode - correct answer ✅Mean: Find the average of the listed numbers. Median: The middle value of all the numbers listed. Mode: The numbers repeated most. Descriptive Essay - correct answer ✅This is an essay that describes something. The goal is to provide readers with enough detailed descriptions for them to be able to picture or imagine the chosen topic.
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Persuasive Essay - correct answer ✅An essay with the intent to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do an action. Narrative Writing - correct answer ✅This writing that is synonymous with a story. Short Vowels - correct answer ✅Words that don't say their name, but make sounds instead. Ex. Pet, Pot, Put, Putt, Pat, and Pit. Long Vowels - correct answer ✅The vowel sounds that are also names of the alphabet letters. Ex. Paint, Ape, Glue, Home, Baby, and Ray. Consonant Sounds - correct answer ✅Produce meaningful sounds that obstruct the flow of speech and can produce a more abrupt staccato type of rhythm. There are 21 consonant letters for 24 consonant sounds. These are all non-vowel sounds. Multiplying Fractions - correct answer ✅Multiply across numerators, then multiply across denominators. Simplify the fractions if necessary. Dividing Fractions - correct answer ✅Keep the first fraction the same, but flip the reciprocal of the second one. Multiply across afterwards as if you were regularly multiplying fractions. Inches to Feet - correct answer ✅12 Inches = 1 Foot Centimeters to Meters - correct answer ✅100 Centimeters = 1 Meter Words that add emotion or feeling into a sentence and which usually come at the beginning of a sentence are called ____. - correct answer ✅Interjection.
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A group of words that has a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought so that it can stand alone as its own sentence is called a(n) ____ clause. - correct answer ✅Independent Independent clauses have all of the parts necessary to be a complete sentence. They can stand on their own or be linked to other clauses or phrases to form more complex sentences. A(n) ____ is a group of words that may contain both a noun and a verb, but the noun is not doing the verb. - correct answer ✅Phrase Phrases are building blocks of sentences, but cannot stand on their own as they do not express a complete thought, and the noun is not doing the verb; both parts of speech are simply present in the phrase. A sentence in which the subject is doing, has done, or will do the verb directly is written in ____ voice. - correct answer ✅Active. Active voice sentences have the subject actively doing the verb, regardless of the time in which it was done (past, present, or future). Passive voice means that the subject does not actively do the verb, but instead receives the action of the verb, which is done by someone or something else. A(n) ____ is a reference source that contains synonyms and antonyms for words and can help a writer expand the diction of his or her writing. - correct answer ✅Thesaurus. The ____ in a sentence is the named noun that a pronoun replaces. - correct answer ✅Antecedent Explanation:
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It is important to make sure that every pronoun agrees with its antecedent in terms of number and gender. If the antecedent is a singular female noun, the pronoun should reflect that. ____ are the adjectives and adverbs used to provide more information or details about ideas presented in a sentence. - correct answer ✅Modifiers A(n) ____ is the part of speech that shows the relationship between two or more things in a sentence. - correct answer ✅Preposition A(n) ____ is a punctuation mark that is used to join two independent clauses instead of using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. - correct answer ✅Semicolon A sentence is made up of two main parts, the ____ and the ____. - correct answer ✅Subject; Predicate The subject an author is writing about is called the ____. - correct answer ✅Topic More specific than topic, the ____ is the author's position with regard to the topic. - correct answer ✅Main Idea The underlying message or meaning of a text is called the ____. - correct answer ✅Theme An author's ____ is the reason he or she writes a text. - correct answer ✅Purpose A comparison-contrast organizational structure is best used for texts that are ____. - correct answer ✅Informative An organizational structure based on time (chronological) or space (spatial) is called ____. - correct answer ✅Descriptive Explanation:
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audience. Ethos means setting up the author's own credibility and trustworthiness; pathos targets an audience's emotions; and logos appeals to an audience's rational thinking side. Authors may state something directly to a reader in a statement, but when the author hints at a conclusion he or she wants the reader to draw, it's called a(n) ____. - correct answer ✅Inference Creating an argument that just goes around and around, where the proof is the same as the conclusion and no other evidence is provided, is called ____. - correct answer ✅circular reasoning Explanation: Circular reasoning provides no substantial proof or evidence to support a claim or argument. As such, the audience is expected to just accept the conclusion but that does not work for critical thinkers who will only believe or be persuaded by effective evidence or proof. A(n) ____ fallacy is created when a conclusion is drawn based on a small sampling or a single experience rather than consideration of the "big picture." - correct answer ✅Overgeneralization An ad hominem fallacy targets and attacks the ____ as opposed to the ____. - correct answer ✅speaker; argument A student hearing, identifying, and understanding that there are different sounds in language is called ____. - correct answer ✅Phonemic Awareness When a reader reads with ____, it means that he or she not only sounds good when reading, but is also able to understand and comprehend what is being read. - correct answer ✅Fluency
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A unit of sound or each "beat" in a word is called a(n) ____. - correct answer ✅Syllable A root or base word is ____. - correct answer ✅usually a short word to which prefixes and/or suffixes can be attached A(n) ____ is a letter or combination of letters added to the beginning of a base word and which modifies the base word's meaning. - correct answer ✅Prefix 3 kilograms is how many grams? - correct answer ✅3,000 grams Explanation: Kilo- means thousand, so there are 1,000 grams in 1 kilogram. Multiply that by 3 and there are 3,000 grams in 3 kilograms.
