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Reading 7-12 231 Latest Update
Graded A+
You and I/Me ✔✔"Between You and I" is wrong, "You and I were meant to fly" is correct
Less and Fewer ✔✔Fewer is used when you can count the objects, less is used when you can't
Who and Whom ✔✔Whom is an objective pronoun (An objective pronoun acts as the object of a
sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are her, him, it, me, them,
us, and you); it should be used to refer to the object of a sentence. If you're stuck, you can try this
formula: if the pronoun can be replaced by he or she, then use who. if the pronoun can be
replaced by him or her, then use whom (you can also look for the preposition).
That and Which ✔✔That uses a restrictive clause "gems that sparkle" or "dogs that bark scare
me" while Which uses a nonrestrictive clause "diamonds, which are expensive, often elicit
forgiveness" or "dogs, which make great pets, can be expensive".
,Not Only and But Also ✔✔When not only is followed by but also (or simply but), it's considered
good form to make sure the parts that follow each set of words are formatted the same way - and
you also need to put words like "know" before "not only".
idiom ✔✔a word or expression that cannot be translated word for word in another language,
such as "I am running low on gas" and is associated with a particular ethnic, age, socioeconomic,
or professional group
imply ✔✔to hint at something
infer ✔✔to make an educated guess
First, Second, and Third Person ✔✔First: I, We, Me, Us, Ours
Second: You, Yours
Third: He, She, Its
Diction ✔✔refers to the author's choice of words, expressions, and style to convey his or her
meaning
also means the right word in the right spot for the right purpose
, Discourse ✔✔1)Argument/Persuasion
2)Narrative
3)Exposition- explaining information
4)Description
Heroic Couplet ✔✔AABB and known for them are Chaucer, Ben Johnson, Dryden, and
especially Alexander Pope
Parable ✔✔a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the
Gospels
In medias res ✔✔the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story from the
midpoint, rather than the beginning
Formative Assessment/Evaluation ✔✔programs or projects are typically assessed during their
development or early implementation to provide information about how best to revise and
modify for improvement, students need numerous experiences of evaluation through the entire
project/work
Reading 7-12 231 Latest Update
Graded A+
You and I/Me ✔✔"Between You and I" is wrong, "You and I were meant to fly" is correct
Less and Fewer ✔✔Fewer is used when you can count the objects, less is used when you can't
Who and Whom ✔✔Whom is an objective pronoun (An objective pronoun acts as the object of a
sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are her, him, it, me, them,
us, and you); it should be used to refer to the object of a sentence. If you're stuck, you can try this
formula: if the pronoun can be replaced by he or she, then use who. if the pronoun can be
replaced by him or her, then use whom (you can also look for the preposition).
That and Which ✔✔That uses a restrictive clause "gems that sparkle" or "dogs that bark scare
me" while Which uses a nonrestrictive clause "diamonds, which are expensive, often elicit
forgiveness" or "dogs, which make great pets, can be expensive".
,Not Only and But Also ✔✔When not only is followed by but also (or simply but), it's considered
good form to make sure the parts that follow each set of words are formatted the same way - and
you also need to put words like "know" before "not only".
idiom ✔✔a word or expression that cannot be translated word for word in another language,
such as "I am running low on gas" and is associated with a particular ethnic, age, socioeconomic,
or professional group
imply ✔✔to hint at something
infer ✔✔to make an educated guess
First, Second, and Third Person ✔✔First: I, We, Me, Us, Ours
Second: You, Yours
Third: He, She, Its
Diction ✔✔refers to the author's choice of words, expressions, and style to convey his or her
meaning
also means the right word in the right spot for the right purpose
, Discourse ✔✔1)Argument/Persuasion
2)Narrative
3)Exposition- explaining information
4)Description
Heroic Couplet ✔✔AABB and known for them are Chaucer, Ben Johnson, Dryden, and
especially Alexander Pope
Parable ✔✔a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the
Gospels
In medias res ✔✔the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story from the
midpoint, rather than the beginning
Formative Assessment/Evaluation ✔✔programs or projects are typically assessed during their
development or early implementation to provide information about how best to revise and
modify for improvement, students need numerous experiences of evaluation through the entire
project/work
