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What is the definition of dis?
opposite, not
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Two examples of the prefix dis?
dislike and disable
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Definition of the root duct/duce
lead
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Defintion of tract
draw, pull
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Two exmaples of duct
conduct and product
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Two examples of duce
reduce and seduce
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Two exmaples of tract
distract and subtract
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Definition of able/ible
able, can do
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Two examples of able
comfortable & unable
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Two examples of ible
legible & visible
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What are some of the elements of myth
- Extradinary powers
- teaches a lesson
- shows how something came to exiting
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What are the elements of a legend
- how something can to be
- realistic characters
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How are myths and legends the same
They both describe how something came to be.
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How are myths and legends different?
- Legends have realistic chracter and myths don't.
- Myths-gods have powers
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What is a metaphor?
Metaphor- compares two different things without using like or as
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What is a smilie?
Compares two different things using like or as.
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What is personification?
A form of figurative language in which an idea, object, or animal is given the characteristics of a person.
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What is onomatopoeia?
the use of word whose sound makes you think of its meaning as in buzz, gunk, swish, gushy, zigzag, zing, or zip.
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What is a rhyme?
two words that end with the same sound
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What is hyperbole
an exaggeration or over statement used for emphasis
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What is a thesis statement?
A thesis statement is telling the reader what the paper is about.
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What should a persuasive essay do?
to persuade someone to agree with you.
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Myth notes
Anonymously written. Dont know who wrote it.
Describes facts to explain religious doctrine cultural belief or some mystery or nature.
Characters with extradinary powers.
Characters may be gods, goddesses, demi-gods, or humans
Purposes: To explain how something can to exist
To explain histrocical and scientific aspect of life culture and nature
To teach a lesson
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Legend notes
Historical story (before recorded history) about a hero, (protagonist) a people or a natural phenomenon
Perceived to be true by the teller and listener.
Centers around the lives and deeds of famous individiuals
Realstic: characters and setting (where/when) are more believeable than myths.
Purposes: To tell how something can to be.
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Participial phrases
participle- a verb ending in -ing,-ed, or -en that functions as an adjective
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What is a adjective and a noun?
A words that describes a noun. A noun is a person, place, or thing
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What is a phrase?
A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence
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What is participal phrases?
A group of words consisting of a participial and the modifier that function as the difect object's action .
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Wbat us a adverb?
A words that modifies or descirbes a vern, adjectives or another adverb.
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What is a clause?
A group of words containing both a subject and a verb (predicate)
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Subordinate clause notes
Contains both a subject and a verb
In complete though-cannot stand alone as a sentence
Connected to the independent clause with a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun.
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Adverbial Subordinate clause notes
Function modifies verbs, adjective, or adverbs
Begins with a subordinating conjunction: after, although, as , as if, as long, as soon, as though, because, before, even, though, if, in order, that, once, provided that, since, so that, then, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, while.
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