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PSSA Terms
PSSA Terms1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |