What is satirical?

Ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach.

What is 3/4 of the can?

Jenny refinished a wooden table. She used 1/3 can of varnish for a first coat, 1/4 a can for a second coat, and 1/6 can for a third coat. What fraction of the can did she use in all?

What is the "predicate?"

One of the two main parts of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb.

What is 8/9?

2/3 divided by 3/4

What is 6 7/8?

3 1/8 x (2 1/5)

What is didactic?

instructive; author attempts to educate or instruct the reader.

What is 17 2/5 ounces?

The maximum weight for a basketbal is 22 9/10 ounces. For a baseball it is 5 1/2 ounces, and for a tennis ball it is 2 1/16 ounces. How much heavier is a maximum-weight basketball than a maximum-weight baseball?

What is "Loose sentence?"

A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units, such as prases and clauses.

What is 35?

7/4 x 20

What is an "connotation?"

The emotional implications and associations that a word may carry.

What is formal?

serious in purpose and convention (no slang, contractions; no idioms).

What is 5/12?

One sixth of the students at a local college are seniors. The number of freshmen students is 2 1/2 times that amount. This fraction of the students are freshmen.

What is "subordination?"

Words, phrases, and clauses that make one element of a sentence dependent on another. Contrast with coordination.

What is 13 7/12?

18 3/4 - 5 1/6

What is 25?

2 1/2 divided by 1/10

What is terse?

short, to the point.

What is 1/2 lbs?

Julia has 3 1/2 pounds of dog food. She plans to split it equally among her seven dogs. How much food will each dog receive?

What is a "periodic sentence?"

A long and frequently involved sentence, marked by suspended syntax, in which the sense is not completed until the final word--usually with an emphatic climax.

What is 1 1/4?

2/5 + 3/4 + 1/10 =

What is "parallelism?"

The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

What is erudite?

learned, polished, scholarly.

What is 2 7/8 inches?

A cabinet has shelves that 11 1/2 inches apart. On one shelf, Martin stacked a DVD player that is 5 1/4 inches tall on top of an amplifier that is 3 3/8 inches tall. How much space is left above the DVD player?

What is an "antecedent?"

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

What is 5/6?

3 3/4 divided by 4 1/2

What is 8 4/15?

2 1/2 + 1 3/5 + 4 1/6 =