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Writing
Writing 2
Reading Terms
Confused
100
A verb ending in -ing functioning as a noun.
What is Gerund?
100
A statement that grabs the attention of the reader.
What is a clincher sentence?
100
A piece of writing (or music) in the form of paragraphs or in another literary work that may/may not support the premise.
What is a composition?
100
The way you pronounce a word.
What is enunciation?
100
A strange language.
What is jargon?
200
A verb that has -ing, -d, -ed, -n, -en, or, -t added to the base form to show tense.
What is a Participle?
200
Extra information placed at the end of a composition that the author feels that you need to know or find interest.
What is end notes?
200
To refer to another notation someplace else in the book or in another literary work that may/may not support the premise.
What is cross reference?
200
A guess made from using clues from the text and your own knowledge.
What is inferring?
200
Degree of something; fixed quality; fixed ration between two things.
What is rate?
300
The word to plus a verb.
What is an infinitive?
300
Text feature at the bottom of the page that offers additional information about the text.
What is foot notes?
300
To talk or write in great detail. (Expand)
What is elaboration?
300
A pitch or sound of your voice.
What is inflection?
300
A word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase.
What is acronyms?
400
A noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it.
What is an appositive?
400
The introduction in front of a book.
What is preface?
400
A logical consistent way of listing parts or doing things.
What is coherent order?
400
The feeling a text arouses in the reader.
What is mood/tone?
400
A noun that the pronoun refers to or replaces.
What is an antecedent?
500
Includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. and any modifiers of that object.
What is a prepositional phrase?
500
Proposition to be proved/A position or opinion that a person advances or proves by specific details or arguments.
What is a thesis statement?
500
Details that appeal to your five senses.
What is sensory detail?
500
The author does not come right out and state in simple words what he means. You have to look for hided meanings of references/events/people.
What is shades of meaning?
500
The person in charge of a program/workshop. Their purpose is to put the audience at ease and keep the program moving in a positive manner.
What is facilitator?