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storms last year.
29. a. Marianne had never been as far East as
Columbus, Ohio.
b. Marianne had never been as far east as
Columbus, Ohio.
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4. a. Lisa lost five ... Mexican Restaurant
Practice
Choose the correctly capitalized version of each of the
following pairs.
25. a. Digging the Canal through Panama took
many years.
b. Digging the canal through Panama...
... have traveled on the Garden state Parkway, a
main highway in New Jersey.
b. I have traveled on the Garden State Parkway, a
main highway in New Jersey.
Proper Adjectives
Proper adjectives are adjectives—that ... Kahlo, a Mexican artist, painted many
self-portraits.
b. Frida Kahlo, a mexican artist, painted many
self-portraits.
22. a. The actress in the play tried to speak with a
Scottish accent.
b. The Actress ... meets all
three of the following criteria:
1. It has a verb (a word or phrase that explains an
action such as want, run, take, give, or a state of
being, such as am, is, are, was, were, be). Many
sentences...
... that
analyzes a particular topic or book, while a
research paper involves analyzing raw data and
different facts and statistics from a variety of
sources. Once you have collected all your materi-
al, ... Emotional Versus Logical Appeals 69
LESSON 15 Distinguishing Fact from Opinion 73
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9 ... the Garden state Parkway, a
main highway in New Jersey.
b. I have traveled on the Garden State Parkway, a
main highway in New Jersey.
Proper Adjectives
Proper adjectives are adjectives—that ... QUESTION MARKS, AND EXCLAMATION POINTS–
Rules for Using Periods
■
Use a period after an initial and after every part of
an abbreviation, unless the abbreviation has
become an acronym—an abbreviation...
... probably familiar with the basic format of the
traditional outline:
I. Main idea 1
A. Major detail
B. Major detail
1. Minor detail
2. Minor detail
II. Main idea 2
A. Major detail
B. Major detail
You ... of
making a linear outline of the main ideas of a text,
when you map, you make a diagram of the main points
in the text that you want to remember. The following
diagrams show the same information ... look:
Visual Modality
learning by seeing
Auditory Modality
learning by listening
Kinesthetic Modality
learning by doing
Visual Modality
learning by seeing
Auditory Modality
learning by listening
Kinesthetic...
... irregularity or
abnormality. Since average means usual or
commonplace, it is not a synonym.
30. c. having to do with animals. Simian means
ape-like or having to do with apes or mon-
keys. Since having ... (pra·mə·ti·zəm)
(noun)
a way of thinking or an attitude that stresses the
value of being practical, realistic, and useful
We were all glad he showed such at the
meeting and that he was not too idealistic
about achieving ... those
around us quieted and cast disapproving
stares in our direction, we wandered off in
search of a bevy of young ladies to enter-
tain. We found a few in the large dining
room. Pete approached...
... diving adventure in
Indonesia, I purchased some state of the art
radar gear.
45. If you want something done quickly, you
may ask for it ASAP.
46. At the new planetarium, I saw an amazing
laser ... accessed
randomly
3 the coding on many Web page
documents
6 local area network
8 a compact disc that contains
data a computer can read
9 self-contained underwater
breathing device
10 English as a second ... mean
your vocabulary and literacy won’t benefit from visit-
ing a scuba website to learn how all the gear is a self-
contained underwater breathing apparatus. Flipping
through Wired magazine or the...
... the main char-
acter ina drama or other literary work. In
ancient Greek drama, a protagonist is the
first actor to engage in dialogue. A protago-
nist is also a champion or leader of a cause.
Speed ... to any piece of writing. They serve to qualify and clarify the subject at
hand. Consider a mental image coming into focus as additional information is put forth: “There was
a man. There was an ... difficult variables entered into the
situation, his carefully mapped plans went
terribly .
bane (ba¯n)
(noun)
fatal injury or ruin; a cause of harm, ruin, or death; a
source of persistent annoyance...
... the reader encounters.
– VOCABULARY LIST 9: TERMS RELATING TO LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE–
152
11. A( n) clause is a state-
ment that says a contract or agreement will auto-
matically terminate on ... the
legal documents with which we may come into contact. You have
most likely already signed a legal contract if you have a credit card, rent
an apartment, have bought or sold a car, or have car insurance. ... similar
things are patterned; an ideal example of a type
Shakespeare’s dramas provide a literary
that has in uenced many subsequent authors
who follow the pattern his work provides.
aphorism ( a fə·ri·zəm)
(noun)
a...
... (jar·ən)
(noun)
the specialized vocabulary of an industry or interest
group
Learning the , or language, of a particular
interest or job is an important part of learning
about the workplace.
nepotism ... can add to your
vocabulary list.
Find an article in the business section of the paper
or a magazine dedicated to business and see how many
of these words are used in the publication. What are ... pertaining to money
17 excused
... at an appointed place
and time
19. Research has shown that as adults, even twins
who are separated at birth have similar
.
20. Before Sandra Day O’Connor’s appointment,
there was no set for a
federally ... girl
42. a cionado b. lacking social graces
43. avant-garde c. a meeting place
44. élan d. apathetic
45. gauche e. spirit
46. naïve f. a complicated
misunderstanding
47. vendetta g. a statement that ... After taking care of my brother, who had been
sick with the flu, I started getting a feeling of
and assumed I was get-
ting sick, too.
2. In my favorite movie, the main character, Ray,
has a against...
... each part of
a word in order to analyze its meaning. And similarly, just as the end of
a movie is as important as its beginning, a word ending plays an impor-
tant role in determining its part ... and
constant pain from a chronic headache.
College officials are using this information
as an inducement for vaccinating incoming
freshman. Many universities are now offer-
ing this vaccine either ... workplace.
pragmatism (pra·mə·tizm)
suffix: -ism means state or doctrine of
(noun)
faith in the practical approach
Her has helped her start her own
business and maintain it for many years.
provocative...
... determine the main idea of
what you read.
There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking.
—Isaac Disraeli, British writer (1804–1881)
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FINDING THE
MAIN IDEA
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the meaning of the word proliferate.
4. Proliferate in this passage means
a. decrease, shrink.
b. underestimate, play down.
c. increase, spread at a rapid rate.
d. fail, fall ... How?
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