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Communication Arts Quarter 2 Test Review

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Definition
Confirm   To prove to be true; to verify  
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Clarify   To make or become easier to understand  
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Restate   To state again, especially in a new way  
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Context Clue: Synonym   A word that means the same as the unfamiliar word or idiom.  
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Context Clue: Antonym   A word that means the opposite of the unfamiliar word or idiom.  
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Context Clue: Explanation   Words that give information about the unfamiliar word or idiom.  
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Assume   To suppose to be fact without; proof  
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Evaluate   To judge; determine the worth or strength of something  
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Conclude   To decide by reasoning  
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Drawing Conclusions   Means arriving at an overall judgment or idea  
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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.  
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Tone   What is this author's attitude toward his or her subject?  
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Sentence Length   Does the writer use short or long sentences? Does the writer vary the sentence length.  
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Figurative Language   Does the author use hyperbole, personification, and/or metaphor to communicative ideas  
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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.  
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Convince   To cause someone to agree  
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Establish   To create or prove  
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Achieve   To carry out successfully  
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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.  
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Expository (Non-fiction)   Facts/details, figurative context, technical language, word choice, sentence structure, imagery.  
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Literature (Fiction)   Characters, setting, theme, imagery, word choice, genre.  
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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  
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Prepositional Phrase   All together, the preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.  
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Adjective   A word that describes a noun or pronoun  
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Proper Adjective   An adjective that gets capitalized because its deprived from a proper noun. (i.e Siamese)  
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Noun   A person, place or thing. (i.e math)  
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Verb   A word used to express action or a state of being. (i.e. ran)  
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Article   Words that identify nouns as nouns but don't describe it (i.e. a, an, and the)  
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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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