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The Greek root chron means this.
What is TIME?
Surgeons generally need to make one of these before they can begin operating on you.
What is an incision?
The reason why I study hard is because I want to get good grades is an example of this grammatical error.
What is redundancy?"
Christina could of made the team if she had just practiced more.
What is "could have?"
Pencils do not contain lead anymore; they actually contain this substance.
What is graphite?
The Latin root meaning war.
What is BELL?
This word means “out of place in terms of time periods.”
What is an anachronism?
I like kicking, scratching, and to punch is an example of this grammatical error.
What is inconsistency in parallel structure?
There going to regret leaving me out of their plans.
What is "they're?"
The period of time before the Civil War is known as this period.
What is ANTEBELLUM?
The Latin root meaning hear or sound.
What is AUD?
The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular ethnicity or religious group with the intent of destroying them is known as this.
What is GENOCIDE?
In the sentence, Griswold, a kid on my baseball team, is the fastest runner that I have ever seen...the portion of the sentence , a kid on my baseball team, is an example of this grammatical term.
What is an APPOSITIVE?
I like to go visit the Jablonski's at Christmastime.
What is the JABLONSKIS?
An example of a transition word or phrase meaning "in conclusion."
What are THEREFORE, THUS, CONSEQUENTLY...?
The Latin root meaning word or reason.
What is LOGO(S)?
The statistics of populations (such as how many people are married, college educated, under the age of 18, etc,)
What are DEMOGRAPHICS?
There, their and they're and to, too and two are actually examples of this grammatical phenomenon.
What are HOMONYMS or HOMOPHONES?
Her income was limited by the generosity of the tips that she received, as well as it's frequency.
What is "their?"
An example of a transition word or phrase meaning "but."
What are However, Nevertheless, In contrast, That having been said, Notwithstanding...?
The two meanings for the Latin roots cid and cis.
What are to cut and to kill?
The study of word origins.
What is ETYMOLOGY?
This type of punctuation is used to connect related independent clauses.
What is a semicolon?
Priority will be given to the students whom use the computers to complete schoolwork.
What is WHO use?
A self-feeding organism is known as this.
What is an AUTOTROPHE?