Match the following. match the items in the left column to the items in the right column.
1. manner of expressing ideas in words
2. worn out by use
3.words or phrases usually characterized by a special vividness or coloring
4. used in everyday, informal talk, but not in formal english
5. stiffly dignified or formal
6. not definitely or precisely expressed

a. slang
b. stilted
c. vague
d. colloquial
e. trite
f. diction

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of  animal farm. by the autumn the animals were tired but happy. they had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything. it was almost half built now. how does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? a flashback to earlier events provides a pause in the pacing to slow events down. foreshadowing of events provides information as to what will happen to the windmill. the pace of the text quickens to convey the characters’ resolve to finish the windmill. the pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.

Which example is presented in chronological

The purpose of an informative essay is to express personal feelings about a topic. describe events from a certain point of view. instruct the reader about a topic. express and defend an opinion.