Deck 7 Flashcards
(19 cards)
independent clause
a clause that can stand alone
inference
a general conclusion drawn from particulars
logos
the logic or reasoning in a speech or an essay
mechanics
the conventions of writing: capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and usage
narrative
writing that tells a story, real or imagined
noun
a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
opinion
a personal judgment based on what one believes or feels to be true
organization
the arrangement of ideas within a written work
pathos
that which evokes pity, sorrow, suffering, tenderness, or sympathy
phrase
a group of related words that lacks either a subject or a predicate or both
prediction
a forecast of what a person thinks might happen
preposition
a word or group of words that shows the relationship between its object (a NOUN or PRONOUN that follows the preposition) and another word in the SENTENCE
prewriting
the gathering and producing of ideas
pronoun
a word that takes the place of a NOUN, a group of nouns, or another pronoun
proper noun
proper nouns are capitalized and name specific places
purpose
the reason for a particular piece of writing
rebuttal
the act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
revising
the critiquing, rearranging, removing, and adding of ideas, and the refining of language choices in a draft
rhetoric
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
