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English Terms
English Terms/Reading Strategies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fact | something that can be proven with outside sources |
| Opinion | a belief that cannot be proven |
| Connotation | emotions attached to words or phrases |
| Infer(Inference) | to figure out something from what you read and what you know—observations + knowledge = inference (OKI) |
| Draw Conclusions(Conclude) | to use things you know to come up with new ideas |
| Prediction | educated guess about what will happen in the future |
| Root | base form of a word |
| Prefix | affix attached to the beginning of the word |
| Suffix | affix attached to the end of the word |
| Author's Purpose | reason for writing. Remember PIE-Persuade, Inform, Entertain |
| Persuade | convince |
| Inform | tell, teach |