Writing business letters
Words that create cohesion or 'glue a text together'.
Examples: however, consequently, in addition.
What are 'linkers'?
The part of speech that describes a noun, a pronoun or a proper noun.
What is an adjective (adjektiv)?
The English translation of the Danish word 'novelle'.
What is 'short story'?
The three modes of persuasion.
What are 'ethos, pathos and logos'?
The Danish term for the word order that is usually used in English sentences: subject (x) - verb (o).
What is 'ligefrem ordstilling'?
The American way of writing 'd. 23. august 2019'.
What is 'August 23 2019'?
Words like HIS, I, US and YOU.
What is a pronoun (pronomen)?
The English translation of the Danish word 'fortæller'.
What is 'narrator'?
A style characterised by contractions, colloquialisms and short sentences.
What is 'informal style'? What is 'low style'? (lav stil)
The Danish term for 'subject-verb-agreement'.
What is 'kongruens'?
The salutation used in business letters when you write the company and not a specific person.
What is 'Dear Sirs'?
The part of speech that describes time, place, manner, degree and attitude. It modifies verbs, adjectives, adverbs and sentences.
What is an adverb (adverbium)?
A model for the analysis of the communication situation in a non-fiction text. It was invented by Cicero.
What is THE RHETORICAL PENTAGON / THE RHETORICAL PENTAGRAM.
A syntax with many dependent clauses (ledsætninger).
What is 'hypotaxis'?
The person and number (tal) in which you add an s to the verb in the present tense (nutid).
Example: tells
What is the third person singular (tredje person ental)?
The English translation of 'Vi ser frem til at høre fra dig'.
What is 'We look forward to hearing from you'?
Words like ON, OF, FROM and OVER.
What is a preposition (præposition)?
The name of the model you use when you base your analysis on quotations from a text.
What is P-E-E? / What is P-Q-C?
A word from another language, e.g. from Latin or French.
What is a loan word?
The English translation of the Danish phrase 'drengenes mor'. (Spell the answer!)
What is THE BOYS' MOTHER?
The complimentary close for business letters with the salutation 'Dear Sirs'.
What is 'Yours faithfully'?
The part of speech that can connect two main clauses / independent clauses (hovedsætninger).
What is a coordinating conjunction (sideordnende konjunktion)?
The three basic parts of an argument.
What is CLAIM, DATA and WARRANT?
The term that describes a sentence in which some items are left out. It makes the sentence grammatically incorrect, but it is frequently seen in informal conversations.
What is 'ellipsis'?
The grammatical term that describes the following structure: 'the man's boat'.