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Persuasive Writing Vocab. #1
Persuasive Writing Vocab. #2
Writing Words
Types of Sentences & Parts of Sentences
Parts of Speech
100
in favor of an issue
What is pro
100
a personal view or perspective
What is an opinion
100
Type of voice that has the subject first in a sentence
What is active voice
100
a sentence that has one subject and one predicate (only one complete thought)
What is a simple sentence
100
a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun
200
against an issue
What is con
200
truth known by actual experiences or observations; something known to be true
What are facts
200
an incomplete thought--not a sentence
What is a fragment
200
a clause that has only one subject and one predicate
What is an independent clause
200
a word that takes the place of a noun
What is a pronoun
300
to lead a person or group to believe or do something by arguing or reasoning
What is to persuade
300
the listener or reader of written work-like persuasive essays
What is an audience
300
when you have more than one complete thought without punctuation or just separated with a comma and no conjunction
What is a run-on
300
Type of sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction and a comma
What is a compound sentence
300
a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective
400
numerical data or facts
What are statistics
400
a point of view or opinion
What is a position
400
to prove your point you will use this type of material
What is evidence
400
a clause that can't stand by itself because it doesn't have one complete thought or one subject and one predicate
What is a dependent clause
400
a word that shows action or state of being
What is a verb
500
a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay
What is a thesis statement
500
words that attract the attention or serve as an attention catcher in persuasive writing
What is a hook
500
type of writing that has several paragraphs (including introduction, body(s), and conclusion ones)
What is an essay
500
type of sentence that has one dependent and one independent clause
What is a complex sentence
500
a word that relates one word to another word in the sentence
What is a preposition