NES 102 practice test questions and answers graded A+

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NES 102 practice test questions and answers graded A+ Informational Texts -ANS>> Meant to teach the reader facts about a subjects Pragmatics -ANS>> The study of language in its use Literal ... Comprehension -ANS>> Understanding the meaning of words in a passage, identify topic sentence or supporting detials Inferential Comprehension -ANS>> Using information explicitly stated in the passage to determine info that is not stated. evaluative Comprehension -ANS>> Analysis or making Judgements about info presented in the text. Phoneme -ANS>> Smallest individual sound in a word Compound complex sentence -ANS>> A sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Complex Sentence -ANS>> Made up of one independent clause and one dependent clause. Compound sentence -ANS>> Two independent clauses that are joined by a conjunction or a semicolon. Morpheme -ANS>> Combination of sound that has meaning in speech or writitng. Syntax -ANS>> The rule that controls the construction of words in order to make phrases, clauses, or sentences. Decoding -ANS>> Identifying unknown words by relating the speech sounds to letters or letter patterns. Meter -ANS>> Rhythm of a poem, dependent on the number of syllables and how they are accented. Myth -ANS>> Stories that are shared with a culture to explain it's history or traditions. Epic -ANS>> A long poem of book length that reflects values, inherent in the generative society. Alphabetical Principle -ANS>> Understanding that their is logical/systematic relationships btw sounds of spoken english/ letter and letter patterns of written language. Alliteration -ANS>> The repetition of consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. [Show More]

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