English 1101
Rhetorical question - Answer- a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered
Antecdent - Answer- the word that a pronoun replaces.
Active voice - Answer- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the...
English 1101
Rhetorical question - Answer- a statement that is formulated as a question but that is
not supposed to be answered
Antecdent - Answer- the word that a pronoun replaces.
Active voice - Answer- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the
verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
verb - Answer- a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence, a content word
that denotes an action or a state
paragraph - Answer- one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to
separate ideas
essay - Answer- a short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject
rhetoric - Answer- study of the technique and rules for using language effectively
(especially in public speaking), using language effectively to please or persuade
rhetorical criticism - Answer- analyses the techniques employed in a literary work to
impose the author's view on the reader
style - Answer- a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that
is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
fiction - Answer- a story that is not true or is made up
, a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
non fiction - Answer- writing that tells about real people, places, and events,
a true story
fact - Answer- a concept whose truth can be proved.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
opinion - Answer- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or
certainty.
a belief or sentiment shared by most people
bias - Answer- a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or
situation
stance - Answer- The author's position on a topic: how he/she feels about it.
paragraph - Answer- one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to
separate ideas
, thesis sentence - Answer- main idea you are making in your paper
topic sentence - Answer- a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph
pre-writing - Answer- The process of getting your concrete details down on paper
before you organize your essay into paragraphs. You can use any or all of the
following: bubble clusters, spider diagrams, outlines, line clustering, or columns.
writing - Answer- the activity of putting something in written form
re-writing - Answer- editing that involves writing something again
brain storming - Answer- Within the planning act of the writing process, a technique
used by a writer or speaker to generate many ideas, some of which he or she will
later eliminate.
free writing - Answer- writing nonstop about anything
outline - Answer- a schematic or preliminary plan.
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory.
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
scratch - Answer- poor handwriting
informal - Answer- not officially recognized or controlled
formal - Answer- Following rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way.
topic outline - Answer- outline consists of key words or phrases, not complete
sentences
sentence outline - Answer- outline in which each main and supporting point is stated
in sentence form as a declarative sentence
revising - Answer- editing that involves writing something again
editing - Answer- putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into
acceptable form.
the process of correcting and making changes to your rough draft
proofreading - Answer- comparing keyed text to the original copy, and correcting
errors; one of the editing steps.
checking a document carefully for errors or omissions
audience - Answer- readers
narration - Answer- the telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of
the four modes of discourse
description - Answer- the act of describing something
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