PSSA PREP Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Active Voice | When the subject of the sentence is the doer of the action in the sentence |
| Affix | One or more letters occuring as a bound form attached to the beginning, ending, or base of a word and serving to produce a dervite word |
| Allusion | An implied or indirect refrince ro literate to a familiar person, place, or thing |
| Bias | The subtle presence of a positive or negative approch to a topic |
| Central idea; controlling point idea | The unifiying element of a piece of text |
| Chronology | The sequential order in which events occur |
| Classification | A stradegy a writer uses to group ideas that are similiar or realeted |
| Coney | To comminicate or make known |
| Dangling modifier | A modifier that is clear attached to the word or phrase it suppose to modify |
| Irrelevant | Not relating to an issue or that which does not support an issue |
| Key event | An important occurance within a text |
| Demonstrate | To make evident or improve |
| Distinction | A differance of discrimination made between two or more indivivuals ideas or events |
| Distinguish | To mark off as different; to reconize the promient features of |
| Intergrate | To combine information to produce a larger unit or whole |
| Indicative mood | The form of a verb takes in sentences that make a statement or question |
| Ellipsis | An omission of a word quoted passage that is indiacated by three periods |
| Firsthand accond | Coming from being a direct personal observation or experiance |
| Literal text | Imaginitive or creative text that is generally a narritive story |
| Literal meaning | Involving an interpretation of a text or word at its most basic non figurative meaning |
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