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PSSA Terms
PSSA Terms1
Question | Answer |
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An extended comparison showing the similarities of two things | Analogy |
The unifying element of the piece of the text | Central Idea |
The sequential order in which events occur | Chronology |
A strategy a writer uses to group ideas that are similar or related | Classification |
To communicate or make known | Convey |
Words that are used in pairs | Correlative Conjunction |
The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach to a topic | Bias |
When the subject of the sentence is the doer of the action in a sentence | Active Voice |
A saying that sets forth a general truth that has gained credibility through long use over time | Adage |
One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word | Affix |
An implied or indirect reference to literature to a familiar person, place, or event | Allusion |
Two or more successive words in a sentence that modifys or describes the same noun | Coordinate Adjective |
To make evident or improve | Demonstrate |
The direct or dictionary meaning of a word | Denotation |
To combine information to produce a larger unit or whole | Integrate |
Not relating to an issue or that which does not support an issue | Irrelevant |
The form a verb takes in sentences that make a statement or question | Indicative mood |
An import occurrence within a text | Key Event |
Imaginative or creative text that is generally a narrative story | Literary Text |
A modifier that is separated from the word it is modifying | Misplaced Modifier |