ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

Suppose you encounter an unfamiliar word as you're reading. One way to figure out the meaning of this word is to?

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Answer 1
Answer: One way to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to know how it is used in the sentence it is part of. If you understand the context of the sentence then its meaning can be inferred from the sentence usage.

It is also better to look it up in the dictionary to further know the meaning of the word, its etymology, and usage. This is to support your initial understanding of the unfamiliar word as part of the sentence you have read. 
Answer 2
Answer: If you encounter an unfamiliar word while reading, you can find the meaning of this word by looking for context clues. Look around the word to find words that may be related to that word. 

Example:-   I do not know what Mortified means. 

Mary was mortified because she did not do her homework, and everyone else did.

It seems that mortified means 'embarrassed' or 'shameful' because that is how I would of felt if I was the only person who never did not hw. 

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Which key component is used to organize a narrative essay?A) Point of view
B) Chronological order
C) Thesis Statement
D)Plot and Setting

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"Plot and setting" is the one key component among the choices given in the question that is used to organize a narrative essay. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the fourth option or option "D". I hope that this is the answer that has actually come to your desired help.

Most lecturers increase body movement when a more important point is reached.True
False

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true because you're affected by it 

SOS:

This is a TRUE statement!

Hope this helps!!

Based on what you read in "Tongue-Tied," in what way did the Chinese students' parents most likely experience language exclusion at their children's school?A. They were not accustomed to signing documents, which were common in American schools.
B. Their children translated for them during school activities.
C. Their children used silence as a way to protest being forced to attend English school.
D. Their children were forced to go to school with children of other cultural backgrounds, such as African Americans and Japanese Americans.

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The correct answer is A. They were not accustomed to signing documents, which were common in American schools. Tongue-tied incapable to say anything because they feel too shy to speak, and having difficulty in speaking, usually because of being nervous.

Which characteristic of transcendentalism stemmed from romanticism?a. An interest in how people gain knowledge.
b. A belief in the unifying spirit.
c. A belief that humans are good and moral by nature.
d. A focus on the importance of the individual. I'm terrible when it comes to anything to do with "transcendentalism" or "romanticism".

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D) Focus on the individual.
Trancedentalists are a part of romanticism, and they focused on the individual.

PLATO USERS:

It is D

(I got it right on my test)

Colloquial English allows: _____. Select all that apply.contractions 
nonstandard usage
idions
slang

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In my view all of the written above fits to definition of colloquial English. It's type of informal speech that applies idioms, slang etc. The one thing is not recommended in colloquial English is the usage of rude words. But it depends on region where you speak. There are differend idioms and slang in every region. 

What is the main reason that attitudes are more often revealed in spoken rather than written language?

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Well attitude is an emotion and its had to feel the same emotion in written language
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