Pot Pourri
Words
Grammar
Essay Parts
APA
100
A word or phrase perculiar to a particular language which cannot be translated literally. Ex. "raining cats and dogs"
What is idiom
100
Fireman is an example of which kind of noun
What is masculine noun
100
An oft underused punctuation mark that correctly joins two sentences
What is a semicolon
100
The main idea or "nutshell" of your paper
What is thesis
100
This page lists the sources you used in your research
What is References
200
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is Simile
200
Terms that cast men or women in gender exclusive roles are
What is patronizing terms
200
The term for incorrectly joining two sentences with a comma
What is comma splice
200
I am known as the "content" of the paper
What is body
200
The main parts of an in-text citation include
What author, year, and page number
300
A comparison that does not explicitly use "like" or "as"
What is metaphor
300
"in medias res" in greek means to start where?
What is the middle (of the action)
300
A system of signals telling readers how the parts of written discourse relate to one another
What is punctuation
300
Often overlooked, we help the parts of your paper flow together, and we often use specific signal words
What are transitions
300
Paraphrases, direct quotes, and summaries all require this
What is citations
400
This is a type of claim that exists somewhere between opinion and proven fact
What is arguable claim
400
Using language to persuade, inform, educate, or entertain
What is Rhetoric
400
These are words that connect two or more independent clauses in a sentence
What are coordinating conjunctions
400
This the author's attitude towards the subject, communicated by the author's choice of words
What is tone
400
The header that includes an abbreviated version of your title on every page
What is running head
500
Greek for emotion, this is appealing to your audience's emotion for your argument
What is pathos
500
Using words that sound like what you are describing?
What is onomotopoeia
500
This occurs when two sentences are joined together incorrectly without any punctuation
What is fused sentence
500
Trait that makes a paragraph "flow" to a reader, or appear to make a logical progression through an idea
What is coherence
500
Another term for in-text citation
What is parenthetical citation
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