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Pages 40 - 43 of Book Highlights: Powerpoint by Noah Foster-Koth
Pages 40 - 43 of Book Highlights: Powerpoint by Noah Foster-Koth
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Powerpoint by Noah Foster-Koth
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Analyzing data
Nouns Verbs
Adjectives Adverbs
analytical (adj) vastly (adv)
sizable (adj) solely (adv)
intrinsic (adj) negligibly (adv)
Analyzing data
Noun
bulk (n) — the majority of something. “Conversation practice makes up the bulk of our class time.”
Or the general size of something.
format (n) — the way something is arranged or structured.
norm (n) — What is usual or normal.
Verbs
to constitute (v) — To be something or to be part of something. “Yelling in class constitutes a violation of the code of conduct.”
to account for (phrasal v) — to be a part of something. Or to make a plan and include something in it.
to exceed (v) — to go beyond the expectation. Or to be more than the expected amount.
to embrace (v) — to accept, to adopt as a new normal. Or to hug someone.
to attribute (v) — to identify something as the cause of an effect. This is NOT the same as the noun “attribute.”
Adjectives
analytical (adj) — something that analyzes. “She had a very analytical mind.”
sizable (adj) — a very large portion of something.
intrinsic (adj) — a core part of something; something essential. “Exercise is an intrinsic part of a healthy lifestyle.”
Adverbs
vastly (adv) — largely; being the majority of.
solely( adv) — exclusively, only.
negligibly (adv) — being a small amount of something.
Inverted Conditional
Sentences
DVDs will become obsolete by the end of the decade if this trend
continues. — Skillful 4, page 40.
Should this trend continue, DVDs will become obsolete by the end of
the decade. — Skillful 4, page 40.
Were companies not to adapt, they would risk losing out to competitors.
— Skillful 4, page 40.