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Term Presentation
Haley Powell & Katherine Rogers
4th Hour
Clause
-A phrase that contains a subject and a verb that expresses a
complete thought.
Clause
Example: The Jag Jungle is exciting and full of life on Friday nights.
Colloquial/Colloquialism
-Slang and informal language used in speech or writing, not to
be used formally.
Colloquial/Colloquialism
Example: “What's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right
and it ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?”
-Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn
Connotation
-The implied meaning of a word; not the dictionary definition.
Connotation
Example: My sister acted very childish when she didn’t get the puppy she wanted
from the pet store.
-childish implied that she threw a fit and acted very immaturely
definition of childish: of a child or typical of a child.
Contrast
-An opposite idea used to show what something is NOT.
-The opposite of something to give a greater understanding.
Contrast
Example: The difference in the sisters was like day and night. The older one was very
outgoing and friendly, and the younger one was much more timid and reserved.
Works Cited
“allen park jag jungle.” google.com. Web n.d. 22 Oct. 2015
“childish.” merriam-webster.com. Web. n.d. 22 Oct. 2015
“colloquial examples.” softschools.com. Web. n.d. 22 Oct. 2015
“ examples of connotation.” examples.yourdictionary.com. Web . n.d. 22 Oct. 2015
“day and night.” google.com Web, n.d. 22 Oct. 2015