Roots2Words Affix of the Week: MONO-
Looking to add a lot more words your personal lexicon or just want to better understand the English language? Learn the common roots, prefixes, and suffixes that so many of our words are based on, and you’ll have the tools to recognize familiar words or decode unfamiliar ones. That’s the Roots2Words way! Your Roots2Words Affix of the Week is MONO-: MONO- is a prefix meaning one or alone. (Prefixes appear at the beginning of words) **EXAMPLES** monarch (noun) – a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen or emperor; a sole ruler BREAKDOWN: MONO- (one) + -ARCH (rule) monochromatic (adj) – having only one color expressed in different hues and tints BREAKDOWN: MONO- (one) + CHROM- (color) + -IC (exhibiting) monogamy (noun) – a relationship in which an individual has only one partner for the duration or at any one time BREAKDOWN: MONO- (one) + GAM- (marriage) + -Y…
Average SAT Score By INTENDED College Major
The 2014 SAT Report on College & Career Readiness published by the College Board is a treasure trove of information. Unfortunately, when this much data intersects highly charged issues, some misinformation leaks out as well. Such is the fruit of the labor that went into Here’s The Average SAT Score For Every College Major published by Business Insider. This is not to say that the article is not worth reading, but rather that its central premise is fallacious: the College Board tracked prospective majors, not actual college graduates. Nonetheless, we can learn a lot from the article and the research that supports it with the right perspective: 1. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies attracted the highest average composite SAT scorers. This major describes a wide range of programs in which students are not restricted to a single area of study or occupational field. One wonders if the students who selected this…
Roots2Words Affix of the Week: DIA-
Looking to add a lot more words your personal lexicon or just want to better understand the English language? If you learn the common roots, prefixes, and suffixes that so many of our words are based on, you’ll have the tools to recognize familiar words or decode unfamiliar words. That’s the Roots2Words way! Your Roots2Words Affix of the Week is DIA-: DIA- is a prefix meaning across or through. (Prefixes appear at the beginning of words) **EXAMPLES** dialectic (noun) – any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments BREAKDOWN: DIA- (through) + LECT- (speak) + -IC (exhibiting) dialogue (noun) – conversation or discourse between two or more persons (also dialog) BREAKDOWN: DIA- (across) + LOG- (speech) diametrical (adj) – completely opposed; pertaining to a diameter BREAKDOWN: DIA- (across) + METR- (to measure) + -IC (exhibiting) + -AL (pertaining to) diaphanous…
What ACT Essay Comments Teach Us About Writing
Almost a decade ago, the creators of both the SAT and ACT introduced essays to their previously pristine multiple-choice exams. Each organization charted a different course, differing in what the essays are written on, how long students have to write, and, perhaps most importantly, whether students are even required to write the essay. Considering that the College Board is moving towards a longer optional essay, it’s fair to say the ACT model won that particular competition. That said, one more aspect of the ACT essay infrastructure deserves recognition and further consideration from that other testing authority. While both organizations assign students 2-12 essay scores through a similar grading process, ACT provides additional context for performance in the form of stock essay comments. These essay comments, derived from the ACT scoring rubric, are selected by one of the two essay readers for inclusion on the student score report. Code numbers corresponding…
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Roots2Words Affix of the Week: -ICE
Looking to add a lot more words your personal lexicon or just want to better understand the English language? If you learn the common roots, prefixes, and suffixes that so many of our words are based on, you’ll have the tools to recognize familiar words or decode unfamiliar words. That’s the Roots2Words way! Your Roots2Words Affix of the Week is -ICE: -ICE is a suffix meaning quality or state of. (Suffixes appear at the end of words) **EXAMPLES** armistice (noun) – a formal agreement to end fighting; a ceasefire or truce BREAKDOWN: ARM- (weapon) + STI- (to stand or stop) + -ICE (state of) avarice (noun) – greed, covetousness BREAKDOWN: AVAR- (greed) + -ICE (quality or state of) hospice (noun) – a specialized facility or group offering palliative care for the terminally ill; the provision of palliative care and support BREAKDOWN: HOSP- (guest, host) + -ICE (state of)…