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Write a short expository essay discussing the Greek and Latin origins of many English words. This should be a summary giving some specific examples but mainly serving as an overview of the topic. This essay must be between 500 and 750 words.    An expository essay is nonfiction writing that is based on facts and explains something in detail. These essays can vary in length with some being five pages or longer. For this. topic, you could easily write several pages. For this assignment, however, you are being asked to keep this short. Your essay is meant to be an overview. Sometimes, writing short essays seems harder than writing long ones. You have to decide what leave out.    Remember that each paragraph needs to be focused on one idea. You will have a topic sentence for each paragraph that smoothly moves you into the new focus. You will provide supporting information, and then you will end each paragraph with a concluding sentence.    Also remember that th...

  Greetings! Today's lesson helps you strengthen your vocabulary. There are many layers to most words—prefixes, suffixes, roots. When you learn more about these layers, you can often know the meanings of new words (or at least come close to a definition) by breaking down the word and knowing what each layer means.  This lesson gives you a chance to learn the Latin root fer/ferre which mean "to bring" or "to carry."  Write a definition for each word using your dictionary. Note if the word can be both a noun and a verb. Also write a sentence using each word correctly.  Aquifer Conifer Ferry Inference Prefer Reference Transfer Vociferous Circumference Fertile Confer The Greek root with a similar meaning is: pher/phor/pherein. These roots also mean "to carry" or "to bear." Define these words and write a sentence using each one.  metaphor periphery phosphorus semaphore pheromone euphoric chromophore