Vocabulary in Context
This word means “to support or help strengthen an idea.”
What is reinforce?
Choose the correct form: “She and I / Me and her went to the library.”
What is She and I?
Clue: The main point the author wants the reader to understand is known as the what?
What is the central idea?
Clue: On the SAT, the best answer is usually the one that is clear and what?
What is concise?
The distance around a shape is called what?
What is perimeter?
A word meaning “very important or necessary.”
What is essential?
Clue: This punctuation mark is used to join independent clauses with no conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
Clue: Clues that help a reader determine the meaning of an unknown word are called what?
What are context clues?
Clue: A sentence that is too long and improperly joined is called what?
What is a run-on sentence?
A number multiplied by itself is called what?
What is a square?
A word that means “to show or make something clear.”
What is clarify?
Clue: A sentence missing either a subject or verb is called what?
What is a fragment?
Clue: When a question asks why an author uses a certain detail or example, it is asking about what?
What is the author’s purpose?
When adding a sentence to a paragraph, the most important thing to check is what?
What is relevance?
solve for x: 3x + 6 = 21.
What is x = 5?
A word describing someone who refuses to change their mind.
What is stubborn or resolute?
Clue: Identify the error: “The players on the team works hard every day.”
What is a subject-verb agreement error?
Clue: When two characters or ideas are compared to show their differences, what is this called?
What is contrast?
Words such as “however,” “therefore,” and “for example” are called what?
What are transitions?
A triangle with angles measuring 90°, 45°, and 45° is what type of triangle?
What is a right isosceles triangle?
This term means “to examine something carefully and in detail.”
What is analyze?
Clue: A word or phrase placed far from what it describes, causing confusion, is known as what?
What is a misplaced modifier?
Clue: When the author presents one idea and then argues against it, what structure is being used?
What is counterclaim and rebuttal?
When a list contains items that must match in form, the writer is following what rule?
What is parallel structure?
If f(x) = 2x + 1, what is f(7)?
What is 15?