English 12 Midterm Exam Review

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The special vocabulary of a particular field of interest is called.

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jargon

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The word _______, derived from a Latin term meaning conversation, refers to the conversational diction inappropriate for most papers.

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colloquial

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True or False If a paragraph contains sentences which do not relate to the topic sentence, the paragraph lacks unity.

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True

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True or False A topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph.

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True

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The root hypo- means above or very.

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False

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A ______ is the same thing as a topic sentence.

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main idea

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A word which means a society ruled by the father is... padre, patriarchy, matriarchy

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patriarchy

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A relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, that) is used to introduce ________ clauses.

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dependent

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A book of synonyms is called a... Options: dictionary, atlas, thesaurus

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thesaurus

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Numerals at the beginning of a sentence, should not be spelled out.

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False