Writing in the Classroom: Introductory: Grammar

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  1. grammar
    the branch of linguistics that deals with sentence structure
  2. usage
    the customary manner in which language is spoken or written
  3. capitalization
    the use of uppercase letters
  4. punctuation
    the use of marks to clarify meaning of written material
  5. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  6. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  7. compound sentence
    a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
  8. sentence structure
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  9. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  10. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
  11. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  12. transition
    a passage or word that connects a topic to one that follows
  13. transitional
    of or relating to change from one state to another
  14. adjective
    a word that expresses an attribute of something
  15. adverb
    a word that modifies something other than a noun
  16. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  17. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
  18. preposition
    a word before a noun or pronoun connecting to another word
  19. conjunction
    a function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases
  20. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
  21. syntax
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  22. word order
    the order of words in a text
  23. dictionary
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
  24. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
  25. thesaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
Created on Wed Jul 27 12:28:06 EDT 2022 (updated Tue Aug 02 12:03:24 EDT 2022)

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