Diction
Words like "rizz," "flex," and "dude," which are usually inappropriate in a summary
What are redundancies?
One method to create variety is to use this method of joining two ideas to show they are equally important
What is coordination or compound sentences?
Many people overuse this form of punctuation, which has nothing to do with breathing.
What is a comma?
The first step in reading when you need to really understand a text.
What is previewing?
This pronoun, which makes assumptions about the audience, is almost always inappropriate in formal writing.
What is you?
Phrases such as "as a matter of fact" and "due to the fact that"
What is deadwood or filler phrases?
Words like "however," "therefore," and "additionally" that can join two complete sentences.
What are conjunctive adverbs?
When two complete sentences are joined without any punctuation between them
What is a run-on or fused sentence?
In a summary, using three or more words in a row or using AI
What is plagiarism?
Words particular to Oklahoma, for example.
What are regionalisms?
Phrases with "there" or "it" and a be verb.
What are expletive constructions?
A type of sentence with a dependent clause and an independent clause; used to emphasize that one of the ideas is less important.
What is subordination or a complex sentence?
When a period is placed after a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a sentence fragment?
Something you should read all of when skimming a text
What is the concluding paragraph(s)?
Words that are overly formal
What is pretentious language?
When a verb is turned into a noun, for example "I had the aasumption" instead of "I assumed."
What are nominalizations?
A punctuation mark that lets you join two complete sentences
What is a semicolon?
When two complete sentences are joined with a comma
What is a comma splice?
If you want to earn an A in the diction category, do this
What is use vocabulary you learned from studying the text?
Words that are simply not formal enough, like flunk instead of fail
What is colloquial language?
"The car was driven by my brother" is an example of this kind of construction.
What is passive voice?
One way to combine sentences is to use these clauses, which begin with relative pronouns (who, that, which, where) and modify something in a sentence.
What are adjective clauses?
"Locked in the vault for 25 years, the owner of the jewels has decided to sell them" is an example of this kind of error.
What is a dangling modifier?
To help students develop strong reading comprehension, which will benefit them in other classes and in llfe.
Why do professors assign summaries?