Grammar/Syntax
In this voice, the subject is acted upon rather than performing the action.
What is passive voice?
This type of meaning refers to the strict, dictionary-based definition of a word, free from emotion or association.
What is denotation?
This literary form mourns or reflects on someone who has passed away.
What is an elegy?
This concept refers to the societal and historical conditions influencing a text’s creation.
What is social and historical context?
This forward-looking statement uses evidence to suggest what is likely to happen next.
What is a prediction?
This mood is used when giving direct commands or requests, often with an implied subject.
What is imperative mood?
This term describes the emotional or cultural associations attached to a word beyond its literal meaning.
What is connotation?
This term describes the author’s attitude toward their subject, often revealed through diction and style.
What is tone?
These are techniques like ethos, pathos, and logos used to influence an audience’s thinking.
What are rhetorical devices?
This reading strategy involves using surrounding words, phrases, or sentences to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar term.
What are context clues?
Pronouns like “myself” and “themselves” fall into this category, typically used for emphasis or reflection.
What are reflexive/intensive pronouns?
When analyzing an unfamiliar word, you might look for this type of clue, which provides a word with a similar meaning within the sentence.
What is a synonym?
This technique uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize societal flaws or human behavior.
What is satire?
This argumentative strategy involves acknowledging opposing viewpoints to strengthen one’s own claim.
What is a counterargument?
When an author’s exact words are placed within quotation marks, this is being used.
What is a direct quotation?
This type of verb form functions as an adjective, often describing a noun.
What is a participle?
The Latin root ver appears in words like “verify” and “verdict,” all relating to this core concept.
What is truth?
This type of quotation paraphrases an author’s words without using exact phrasing.
What is an indirect quotation?
This process involves combining evidence from multiple sources into one unified idea.
What is integrating information?
This occurs when a subject clearly performs the action of the verb in a sentence.
What is active voice?
This clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and often begins with subordinating conjunctions like “although” or “because.”
What is a subordinate (dependent) clause?
This linguistic process describes altering a word’s grammatical form (like noun to adjective) while maintaining its core meaning.
What is a word pattern change?
This reasoning skill involves drawing conclusions based on evidence and logical thinking rather than explicit statements.
What is an inference?
This type of reasoning attempts to shape audience beliefs or actions through appeals and structured arguments.
What is persuasion?
This concept refers to combining evidence from multiple sources to develop a unified and coherent understanding of a topic.
What is integrating information?