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Etymology
Blending
This refers to the process of joining two or more independent words to produce a new form.
Compounding
This is the invention of totally new terms; invented trade names (Coca-cola, Mongol, etc.) are typical examples.
Coinage
"Croissant” is a word borrowed from French. What type of word formation is present?
Borrowing
In this word formation, new words are formed from the initial letters of a set of words.
Acronomy
Math and roach are sample words produced by shortening the terms Mathematics and cockroach.
Clipping
In this type of clue, another word or phrase that is similar in meaning or can be compared to an unfamiliar word is used.
Synonym
This is another word or phrase that means the opposite of or is in contrast with an unfamiliar word is used.
Antonym
What are the two types of literature?
Prose and Poetry
This is a technical vocabulary of a particular profession or group of people.
Jargon
What are the two types of prose?
Fiction and non-fiction
Word formation can be viewed in these two processes, diachronically and?
Synchronically
An adverb describe verbs, adjectives, and other what?
Adverbs
Epics and ballads are considered what type of poem?
Narrative poem
Place, time, mood, and ____ are considered in writing a setting. What is the missing term?
Weather condition
What are the two types of conflict.
External and internal
This communicative style is typically used for those with close relationships such as a boyfriend/girlfriend, husband and wife, or friends who have known the speaker for a very long time.
Intimate
Exposition, Rising Action, Falling Action, and denouement. What is the missing term?
Climax
What are the four features of a persuasive essay?
Ethos, pathos, logos, and Kairos
What are the four types of context clues?
Definition, Restatement, Synonym, Antonym
This type of conditional is used when describing the past or something that did not happen.
Third conditional
This is also know as informal communicative style.
Casual communicative style
What are the three classifications of poem?
Narrative, lyric, and dramatic
There are three types of POV?
First Person, Third Person Limited, Third Person Omniscient