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Sentence Structure & Integrating Quotations
Cohesion, Modifiers, & Tone
Style & Voice
Verb Tenses & Diction
Word Use & Pronouns
100
These occur when a writer punctuates a phrase as if it could stand alone as a sentence, but it cannot.
What is Fragmented Sentences
100
Writing that creates clear and logical relationships among ideas. Writing that flows.
What is Cohesion
100
She shut the window to keep out the rain. Is an example of ?
What is Active Voice
100
Expresses anything that is happening now. EX. I'm working on an essay for my English class.
What is Present Tense
100
A word is "right" when it is used appropriately and in a context where its intended meaning, tone, and implications correspond to the those associated with it and should know what the word means both denotatively and connotatively. This grammar term is _________ _________
What is Word Use
200
Joining two sentences with a comma, that could stand alone as complete sentences, result in this.
What is Comma Splice
200
Some styles of formal writing avoid pronouns that refer to the writer and readers. This strategy is common in scientific writing because the emphasis is on the experiment, not the scientists who conducted the work. The effect gives the writing an objective, highly formal tone. This is called writing in _________ _________
What is Third Person
200
The window was shut to keep out the rain. Is an example of ?
What is Passive Voice
200
Indicates past events, prior conditions, or completed processes. EX.I voted last week.
What is Past Tense
200
a word that stands in for a noun or a noun phrase; we generally use this part of speech to avoid repetition.
What is Pronouns
300
includes a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought
What is Independent Clause
300
Describes the attitude of a piece of writing: whether the writing is formal or informal, playful or serious, ironic or sincere.
What is Tone
300
Using the same word, phrase, sentence structure, or even paragraph structure. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is one very famous example of this
What is parallelism or Parallel Structure
300
Indicates actions or events that will happen. EX. I will write my paper this weekend.
What is Future Tense
300
Pronouns should agree with their antecedents in number, gender, and case. When they do not, it is called an _____________ ______________
What is Agreement Issue
400
contains a subject and verb, but cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence
What is Dependent Clause
400
In informal speech, speakers often clip and shorten words or expressions to make pronunciation simpler and easier. These words, such as "aren't," "isn't," "wasn't," and "haven't" (as opposed to "are not," "is not," "was not," and "have not") are common to informal speech but may not be appropriate in more formal writing situations. What are these called?
What is Contractions or Connectors
400
Several long sentences followed by a short, direct sentence can offer readers a helpful shift in sentence rhythm and direct their attention to an idea. This strategy also works well in paragraphs. This is Called ?
What is Sentence and Paragraph Length Variation
400
the definition of a word as you find it in a dictionary.
What is Denotation
400
Since a pronoun is used in place of a noun, there should always be an antecedent to which it corresponds. If it is unclear to the reader which antecedent a pronoun refers to, it is called this.
What is Unclear Antecedent
500
Adding or deleting a letter or an entire phrases of source material can help you build seamless transitions between your own ideas and those of experts you're quoting.
What is Integrating Quotations
500
dependent clauses that aren't clearly connected to independent (or main) clauses.
What is Dangling Modifiers
500
Conventional word order follows the pattern of ? ___________→____________→_____________ Give an example.
What is Subject→Verb→Object I pet the dog.
500
The implied meanings carried by a word, built from how a word is used in certain contexts.
What is Conotation
500
Another common pronoun error is the its/it's construction. To express possession, use ______
What is its