Reading
The suffix -en can be attached to certain nouns or adjectives to form a verb. (T/F)
True
Communication with colleagues requires sensitivity and understanding.
T: Communication with colleagues
CI: requires sensitivity....
What are three different kinds of supporting details?
Examples, facts, statistics, and quotations.
What is unity?
One main idea and all supporting sentences are about the main idea (nothing off-topic).
What is the noun form of "entitle"?
entitlement
What are three different types of logical order that can be used to achieve coherence in your paragraph?
Chronological
Comparison/contrast
Logical division of ideas
When en- is a prefix, it changes a word to its antonym. (T/F)
False
How to improve online social networks.
Incomplete
Opinions are acceptable as support. (T/F)
False - Opinions must be supported with facts.
What are the elements of coherence?
Repetition of key nouns
Consistent pronouns
Transition signals
Logical Order
What is the adjective form of "prosperity"?
prosperous
Identify and Complete the following:
An additional _________________
additional is an adjective so is followed by a noun
It is not important whether a reading uses active or passive voice. (T/F)
False
Which is best?
People hold many superstitious beliefs about the moon.
Superstitions have been around forever.
Is made of green cheese.
People hold many....
What are two ways to conclude a paragraph/essay?
Paraphrase the topic sentence or summarize the main ideas.
What is a clause?
What are the adjective and adverb forms of "resources"?
adj. - resourceful
adv. - resourcefully
Identify and Complete the sentence:
In addition to _______________,
prepositional phrase
should be followed by a noun or noun phrase
What are the reasons for using passive voice?
Focus on the receiver of the action
Unnecessary or undesirable to mention the agent
Don't know the agent
What are the two parts of a topic sentence?
Topic and controlling idea
List 3 different conclusion signal words.
Lastly, In conclusion, To sum up, In summary,
These examples show that
In short, Finally, In brief,
We can see that
There can be no doubt that
What are the 2 types of clauses?
Dependent and independent
What is the noun form of "marginalize"?
marginalization
The article said that the causes of inflation were easy to find however the cure for inflation was not so easy to prescribe.
The article said that the causes of inflation were easy to find; however, the cure for inflation was not so easy to prescribe.
The _____________ of a text is the first contact we have with the author. It can help us predict the content of a text.
title
Spectacular beaches make Puerto Rico a tourist paradise. (Topic and controlling idea)
Controlling Idea: Spectacular beaches make it a tourist paradise.
If the dependent clause comes first, what punctuation do you need?
Comma after the dependent clause
What are the noun and verb forms of "remedial"?
remedy (noun and verb)
remedies (plural noun)
What do the following transition signals mean:
nevertheless
indeed
consequently
nevertheless - to introduce an opposite idea
indeed - to introduce a summary or conclusion or a restatement/explanation
consequently - to introduce a result