Fact or Opinion
I saw the teacher drop her books. She was carrying too many at one time.
Opinion: Only the teacher knows how many books is too many to carry. The observer made an assumption.
Its a great idea to believe in yourself.
It's. The contraction for it is requires an apostrophe.
A derivative of sugar, *Splenda is a no-calorie sweetener that people either love or hate. Splenda is made by converting real sugar to a byproduct called "Sugar alcohols." What is the definition of Derivative?
A substance that is based on another source. This applies to chemistry, artwork, literature, or any ideas.
This verb means "To form or devise an idea in the mind." But add this prefix and you'll form an idea BEFORE you have any knowledge of it.
Preconceive
Some advertisers rely on star power. Commercials may use celebrities to encourage people to buy a product. Other commercials use an "everyone's buying it" approach, arguing that thousands of shoppers believe in the product. Still, other commercials use visual/artistic appeal to catch consumer' interests.
Implied main idea: Commercials use a variety of persuasive devices to appeal to consumers.
55% percent of people think that Beyoncé is a great singer.
Fact.
After declining for months, Leandro tried a new tactic to increase his business sales.
This is a DANGLING MODIFIER. This happens when a descriptive phrase doesn't apply to the noun that follows it.
Ahmad is a whiz with numbers and taxes. Being an accountant requires an analytical mind. Accountants are able to scrutinize the smallest details in a tax return. This quality is necessary for an accurate tax return! What is the definition of "Scrutinize?"
To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
Mansoureh asks very intelligent questions in class. She is very active as a learner. What prefix can you add to "Active" to make it mean describe a person who takes control of their education?
Trees under attack by insects or animals will release an unidentified chemical into the air as a distress signal. Upon receiving the signal, nearby trees step up their production of tannin--a poison in the leaves that gives insects indigestion.
Trees have a process to protect themselves when they are under attack.
Most schools in low-income neighborhoods don't have enough technology in the classroom.
The sad movie effected me very much.
affected.
Nozomi is very good at analyzing information. She can decode, solve, and figure out any puzzle. What is our vocabulary word (verb) that is a synonym for "figure out."
Decipher
Kifaya and Poonam were reading a great story. Poonam found the story to be very exciting and suspenseful, so she called it "climactic." However, Kifaya had an opposite opinion. Which prefix did she add to the word "climactic" to mean "against/opposed?"
Anti. Anticlimactic
The United States calls its basic unit of currency the "dollar." Australia and New Zealand also measure their currency by "dollars." The money in Great Britain is called the "Pound." Korea uses the "won." In Russia you spend "Rubles."
Different countries have different names for currency.
Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is essential for the health of the U.S. economy.
Opinion
Kiran believes that both hard work and determination is a great way to succeed.
Subject-Verb agreement = "are great ways to succeed"
Some nouns are tangible, like clocks, socks, and rocks. But other nouns like love, idea, and music, are not. What does "tangible" mean?
Perceptible by touch. Able to be touched.
When you have a cold, mucous drips down your nasal cavity. What is the prefix you would add to "Nasal" to say that mucous is dripping "behind your nose?"
Postnasal
Pascal is a very good singer. He can also program computers, fly a plane, and paint beautiful pictures. What is the implied main idea? His friend, Amanda, can't do any of those things; however, she can play the piano much better than Pascal. What is the implied main idea?
Everyone has different talents.
Everyone has their own way of learning, but researchers at Yale University, through a study of 100 students, concluded that the best way of learning is through experience. They found that 65% of the students retained more information when they were actively engaged in hands-on learning.
Fact.
Last night I expect you to have arrived by 9:00. You were twenty minutes late. Surely my anger you can understand.
Last night I expected you to arrive by 9:00. You were twenty minutes late. Surely you can understand my anger.
Ameera and Gineth have a great sense of humour. They are both great at making jokes without denigrating other people. They are both funny and respectful. What is the meaning of "denigrating?"
Insulting, condescending.
Talwinder needed to vent to his friend because he had a bad day at work. So he called Sarah to talk. Sarah, being the terrific problem solver she is, told him that he needs to find a way around obstacles at work. What prefix can you place before "Vent" that means "To find a way around an obstacle?"
Circumvent
Mr. Destino has a very noisy downstairs neighbor who blasts her music late at night. She seems like a mean person, always swearing and yelling at her family. Mr. Destino went downstairs to place a note on her door asking her to please be quite. But when he got there, he heard her screaming at someone and turned around, crumpled up the note, and went back to his apartment. What is the implied main idea?
Mr. Destino is afraid of this terrible neighbor because she yells and screams all the time.