Unit 2: Conventions, Writing, and Speaking & Listening

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  1. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  2. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  3. present
    a verb tense that expresses actions at the time of speaking
  4. present participle
    a participle expressing present action
  5. past
    a verb tense that expresses previous actions or states
  6. past participle
    a participle that expresses completed action
  7. outline
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  8. response
    a statement that is made to reply to a question or request
  9. conjunction
    a function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases
  10. coordinating conjunction
    a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
  11. interjection
    an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
  12. subject
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence
  13. predicate
    the constituent of a sentence containing the verb
  14. compound
    composed of more than one part
  15. adaptation
    a written work that has been recast in a new form
  16. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  17. presentation
    the act of making news or information publicly known
  18. argumentative
    given to or characterized by a tendency to dispute
  19. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  20. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  21. body
    the main or central part of a written work
  22. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  23. argument
    a discussion for and against some proposition or proposal
  24. fictional
    related to or involving imaginative literary work
  25. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  26. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  27. folktale
    a traditional story or legend circulated by word of mouth
  28. autobiographical
    relating to or in the style of an account of one's own life
Created on Fri Feb 05 12:27:59 EST 2021 (updated Fri Feb 12 14:28:03 EST 2021)

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