"American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer- Pre Assessment

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Cognate

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When two words in different languages share a common origin.

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Complex Sentence

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun.

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Alternate Ending

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When a writer creates a different ending for a story.

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Enthralled

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Captivated; totally captured the attention of.

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Simple Sentence

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A single independent clause that can have a phrase attached to it.

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Independent Clause

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A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a verb.

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Dependent Clause

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A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on an independent clause.

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Subordinating Conjunction

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A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause (e.g., because, although, that).

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Root Word

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The base part of a word from which other words can be formed.

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Compound Sentence

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.