Unit 3: Conventions, Writing, and Speaking & Listening

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  1. function
    what something is used for
  2. declarative
    relating to sentences that express simple statements
  3. interrogative
    relating to sentences that ask a question
  4. imperative
    relating to verbs that express a command
  5. exclamatory
    (of a sentence) expressing strong emotion
  6. presentation
    the act of making news or information publicly known
  7. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
  8. independent clause
    a section in a complex sentence that can stand alone
  9. dependent clause
    a section in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone
  10. independent
    (of a clause) capable of standing as a complete sentence
  11. dependent
    (of a clause) unable to stand alone as a complete sentence
  12. subordinate clause
    a section in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone
  13. subordinate
    (of a clause) unable to stand alone as a complete sentence
  14. relative clause
    a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
  15. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  16. simple sentence
    a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
  17. compound sentence
    a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
  18. complex sentence
    a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
  19. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  20. agreement
    in grammar, the correspondence between two words
  21. poem
    a composition in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
  22. recommendation
    something that is suggested as advisable
  23. slant
    a biased way of looking at or presenting something
  24. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  25. bandwagon
    a popular trend that attracts growing support
  26. spokesperson
    an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
  27. coordination
    relation of two constituents with the same grammatical form
  28. subordination
    the relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
  29. modifier
    a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
  30. dangling modifier
    a word or phrase unclearly or illogically describing a noun
  31. misplaced modifier
    a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'
  32. analysis
    a detailed investigation or examination of something
  33. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  34. argument
    a discussion for and against some proposition or proposal
  35. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
Created on Fri Feb 05 12:42:40 EST 2021 (updated Mon Mar 29 09:17:45 EDT 2021)

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