Unit 1: Conventions, Writing, and Speaking & Listening

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  1. common noun
    a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
  2. proper noun
    a word that denotes a particular person, place, or thing
  3. possessive
    the case expressing ownership
  4. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  5. informal
    not in accord with established conventions and requirements
  6. pronoun
    a function word that is used in place of a noun
  7. personal pronoun
    a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
  8. adjective
    the word class that qualifies nouns
  9. adverb
    a word that modifies something other than a noun
  10. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  11. comparative
    the form of an adjective or adverb with "more" or "-er"
  12. superlative
    the form of a word denoting the greatest degree or extent
  13. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  14. summary
    a brief statement that presents the main points
  15. autobiographical
    relating to or in the style of an account of one's own life
  16. denouement
    the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
  17. voice
    the distinctive quality or pitch of a person's speech
  18. pace
    the relative speed of progress or change
  19. antecedent
    the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
  20. analytical
    using or skilled in using reasoning
  21. fictional
    related to or involving imaginative literary work
  22. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  23. argument
    a discussion for and against some proposition or proposal
  24. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  25. argumentative
    given to or characterized by a tendency to dispute
Created on Fri Feb 05 12:19:30 EST 2021 (updated Fri Feb 12 13:24:29 EST 2021)

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