Determining meaning from context 10 ppsx

... hangings were crooked, but each of the paintings were slightly askew. ABCD a. A b. B c. C d. D 10. N either Sam nor James wanted their name associated with the project. ABCD a. A b. B c. C d. ... is solve b. is solving c. was solved d. was solven 5. Emmanuel wishes that he ______ never moved from his old neighborhood. a. had b. did c. would d. could – STRUCTURE: GRAMMAR AND STYLE– 85 REDUN...

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... use the context of the sentence to determine the meaning of the italicized word. Determining Meaning from Context 2 16 DETERMINING MEANING FROM CONTEXT 23 There are two other types of context ... you have been determining meaning from context. Context refers to the words and sentences that sur- round a particular word and help fix its meaning. For example, notic...

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... The best way to find this information is to use the key words from the question as your guide. In this example, the key words are how many and species. These ... indeed very rapid, the Industrial Revolution itself stretched over a rather long period of time from the mid-1700s through World War I (1914). (5) In the first century of the Industrial Revolution, ... us see when things happened an...

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... the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words.You have to look for clues in the context. The best clues typ- ically come from the writer’s word choice. W ORD CHOICE Often the best clues to meaning ... because slim has a different connota- tion than thin. Connotation is a word’s suggested or implied meaning; it’s what the word makes you think or feel. Slim and thin have almost the same de...

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... Association, recommend that 50–60 per- cent of daily calories come from carbohydrates, 12–20 percent from protein, and no more than 30% from fat. Foods that are rich in carbohydrates, like breads, ... paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to a. get rid of. b. reduce. c. increase. d. medicate. 9. Insulin is produced by a. the stomach. b. the pancreas. c. the blood. d. the liver. 10. Which...

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... to correct ourselves before we continue. Not so with writing. Writing necessarily distances us from our audience, and we cannot correct ourselves as we go along or backtrack if our reader doesn’t ... doesn’t understand what we have written. When we write, there- fore, we need to be clear and correct from the start. Otherwise, our readers may not be able to understand our message. Because...

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... object) This far north, the sun rises at 4:30. The minimum amount to open an account has been raised from $50 to $100 . – STRUCTURE: GRAMMAR AND STYLE– 65 IRREGULAR VERBS About 150 verbs in the English language ... nor the senators ______ the outcome of the vote. a. to know b. know c. are knowing d. have known 10. Because the rain f ell all night, the c logge d drain pipe b ursted and floo...

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... find the Answer Key in Appendix A. 1. After the Grimm Brothers ha d collected “housewives tales” from around the country, they edit them AB C into stories ap propriate for children. D a. A b. ... agree with their subject. 4. Make sure the correct helping verbs are used to convey the intended meaning. 5. Use infinitives and gerunds correctly. advise allow ask cause command convince encoura...

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... STYLE– 74 9. The key is ______ on the table under the envelope. a. lying b. laying c. lay d. laid 10. Lukas and Elliot said that only one of the solutions mak e sense, and Evan said he agrees. ABCD a. ... out of stock. – STRUCTURE: GRAMMAR AND STYLE– 75 Pronouns Pronouns are very useful; they keep us from having to repeat nouns. There are several different kinds of pro- nouns and some spec...

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