Conjunctions
There are only 7 coordinating conjunctions, and we can use the mnemonic acronym _________________ to remember them.
FANBOYS
Analytical reading is the _____________ level of reading.
3rd
A ______________________ is a complete thought.
Sentence
During this stage of reading, the reader moves from non-literacy to beginning literacy.
Elementary reading
Split infinitive
The coordinating conjunctions are:
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
Because language is ambiguous, a reader should come to _____________ with an author; they should be clear that they understand how that author is using his important words.
Terms.
This type of sentence can use a comma with a coordinating conjunction, or a semi-colon to join the two clauses.
Compound
During this level of reading, you X-ray a book.
Analytical
There are ___________ kinds of verbals, and they are:
3: participles, gerunds, infinitives
_____________________ acts as a hinge between two clauses-- one that can stand alone, and one that cannot
Subordinating conjunction
If you understand an author, then you can either __________________, disagree, or _____________________.
agree; suspend judgement
There are __________ types of sentences, and they are:
4: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
Adler outlines _______________ levels of reading, and they are:
4: elementary, inspectional, analytical, syntopical
A subject is made up of at least two words; a noun forms the _____________ and a verb forms the ________________.
subject; predicate
Subordinating conjunctions establish relations between two classes that are ______________, ______________, ________________, and conditional.
temporal, causal, concessive
What does it mean to X-ray a book?
Find the skeleton hidden beneath the book. What is the whole, and what are its parts?
What type of sentence is this: Because she scolded him after the meeting ended, and because she hurt his feelings, during the second half of the day.
It is an incomplete sentence because it does not have an independent clause.
In __________________ reading, or comparative reading, the reader reads many books and places them in relation to one another regarding a given subject.
Syntopical
Socrates was charged with ________________________, and introducing foreign gods into the city.
Corrupting the youth
_____________________ work in pairs (or occasionally larger sets) to connect words with parallel functions in a sentence.
Correlative conjunctions
What are propositions, and how do they relate to arguments?
Propositions are expressions of an author's judgement about something, and should be accompanied by reasons. Arguments consist of a number of related propositions.
What type of sentence is this: After the race we went immediately to the tent under the maple tree.
Simple
During this level of reading you have only a limited amount of time to read a book-- maybe 15 minutes.
These types of verbals can both end in -ing.
Gerunds; participles