Identifying Definitions
Identifying Definitions
• Finding meanings and definitions of terminology in the text:
• Commas
• Parentheses
• Dashes
• Relative clauses
• Synonyms
• The second sentence
• Markers; that’s, which means, it means, …
• Antonyms
Commas
• A word, definition, remaining part of the sentence.
• Liberalism, a western theory of freedom, has no place in our society.
• A word, definition.
• Our scholars don’t know democracy, government of people by people.
Parentheses ()
• Average people love being in mediocrity (neither high level nor low
level).
Dashes –
• Ashraf Ghani – the former president of Afghanistan – lives in UAE.
• We don’t want secularism – the ideology of separating religion and
politics.
Relative Clauses
• They fought for communism which is a rejected ideology in Islam.
Synonym: a similar word with similar
functions
• People’s ideas vary, differ, in different cultures.
The second sentence
• The most difficult part of grammar for me was parts of speech. They
are the classes of words.
Markers
• Means
• Is
• Define
• ; that’s, …
• You can take the test as many times as you wish; that’s, you are free to take it
several times.
Antonyms
• The negroes, unlike the white people, are strong people.

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    Identifying Definitions • Findingmeanings and definitions of terminology in the text: • Commas • Parentheses • Dashes • Relative clauses • Synonyms • The second sentence • Markers; that’s, which means, it means, … • Antonyms
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    Commas • A word,definition, remaining part of the sentence. • Liberalism, a western theory of freedom, has no place in our society. • A word, definition. • Our scholars don’t know democracy, government of people by people.
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    Parentheses () • Averagepeople love being in mediocrity (neither high level nor low level).
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    Dashes – • AshrafGhani – the former president of Afghanistan – lives in UAE. • We don’t want secularism – the ideology of separating religion and politics.
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    Relative Clauses • Theyfought for communism which is a rejected ideology in Islam.
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    Synonym: a similarword with similar functions • People’s ideas vary, differ, in different cultures.
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    The second sentence •The most difficult part of grammar for me was parts of speech. They are the classes of words.
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    Markers • Means • Is •Define • ; that’s, … • You can take the test as many times as you wish; that’s, you are free to take it several times.
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    Antonyms • The negroes,unlike the white people, are strong people.