Craft and Structure 1
something that can be proved
What is a fact?
What is an opinion?
gives more information about a noun
What is an adjective?
names specific persons, places, or things
What is a proper noun?
What are inferences?
What is description?
has a subject and a verb, and it can stand by itself in a sentence
What is an independent clause?
single independent clause with at least one subject and verb
What is a simple sentence?
consists of two or more independent clauses joined either by a comma and a conjunction or by a semicolon
What is a compound sentence?
position
What is a claim?
individual words, phrases, and expressions the writer uses
What is word choice?
has a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence
What is a dependent clause?
shows ownership
What is a possessive noun?
an independent clause and one or more dependent clause
What is a complex sentence?
author's position on a controversial or debatable topic or issue
What is an author's argument?
What is author's perspective (point of view)?
replaces a noun in a sentence
What is a pronoun?
What is an adverb?
What is a personal pronoun?
the author simply tells the reader what a person is like
What is direct characterization?
the author reveals a subject's personality by including his or her words and describing his or her actions, appearance, and behavior
What is indirect characterization?
two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
What is a compound-complex sentence?
replaces possessive nouns and also shows ownership
What is a possessive pronoun?
begins with a word such as what, whatever, when, where, why, or how; acts as a noun
What is a noun clause?