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Comm. Arts Q2 Review
Communication Arts Quarter 2 Test Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Confirm | To prove to be true; to verify |
| Clarify | To make or become easier to understand |
| Restate | To state again, especially in a new way |
| Context Clue: Synonym | A word that means the same as the unfamiliar word or idiom. |
| Context Clue: Antonym | A word that means the opposite of the unfamiliar word or idiom. |
| Context Clue: Explanation | Words that give information about the unfamiliar word or idiom. |
| Assume | To suppose to be fact without; proof |
| Evaluate | To judge; determine the worth or strength of something |
| Conclude | To decide by reasoning |
| Drawing Conclusions | Means arriving at an overall judgment or idea |
| Diction | Ask yourself: What vocabulary does the author use? How appropriate are the word choices? How vivid is the language? Does the author use formal or informal language. |
| Tone | What is this author's attitude toward his or her subject? |
| Sentence Length | Does the writer use short or long sentences? Does the writer vary the sentence length. |
| Figurative Language | Does the author use hyperbole, personification, and/or metaphor to communicative ideas |
| Author Style | Shaped by many elements including word choice, tone, length of sentences, author's purpose, figurative language, and changes in the English language over time. |
| Convince | To cause someone to agree |
| Establish | To create or prove |
| Achieve | To carry out successfully |
| Author's Purpose | The author's reason for writing; the most common purposes are "to inform, to entertain, to persuade, and to reflect." How does the author's style fit his or her message or purpose. |
| Expository (Non-fiction) | Facts/details, figurative context, technical language, word choice, sentence structure, imagery. |
| Literature (Fiction) | Characters, setting, theme, imagery, word choice, genre. |
| Preposition | A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun, called the object to the _______, to another word. (i.e. What I'm most concerned about is your safety) It is about |
| Prepositional Phrase | All together, the preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object. |
| Adjective | A word that describes a noun or pronoun |
| Proper Adjective | An adjective that gets capitalized because its deprived from a proper noun. (i.e Siamese) |
| Noun | A person, place or thing. (i.e math) |
| Verb | A word used to express action or a state of being. (i.e. ran) |
| Article | Words that identify nouns as nouns but don't describe it (i.e. a, an, and the) |
| Adverb | Form these degrees by adding -er or -est to most one or two syllable words. Sometimes end in -ly. They answer question of how, when, where or to what extent. |
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