Vocabulary
Putting text into your own words
What is rephrasing?
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. stand for the words: for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so. They function to join two or more dependent clauses (incomplete sentences) with independent clauses (complete sentences).
What are Coordinating Conjunctions?
This category of writing includes novels, fantasy, Sci-Fi, etc. What is it?
What is fiction?
A word group that CANNOT stand on its own as a complete sentence
What is a sentence fragment?
Generalizing a text into the most important facts and ideas
What is summarizing?
When you weigh the similarities and differences of people, places or things, you are doing what?
What is Comparison and Contrast?
These words are most often spelled with an -ly at the end and answer the following question: How is something done?
What are adverbs?
Subject + Verb + Complete Thought = a Complete Sentence
What is the formula for a Complete Sentence?
When you take pieces of information and put them together to figure out something like a detective.
What is a conclusion?
These words describe nouns and answer the following question: What kind of?
What are adjectives?
Modifiers that add color and descriptive detail to your writing, as in red car, tragic movie, beautiful painting, etc.
What are adjectives?
A broad statement about a group of people, objects or things, or about a type of event.
What is a generalization?
These sentences have no punctuation whatsoever.
What are Run-On sentences?
This is the opposite of a conclusion.
What is an introduction?
When two sentences are joined with just a comma.
What is a Comma Splice?