Deck 8

Question 1

run-on

Answer 1

two or more independent clauses that are run together without proper punctuation

Question 2

sentence

Answer 2

a group of words containing a subject and a predicate that expresses a complete thought

Question 3

topic sentence

Answer 3

a statement that presents the general idea that is developed and clarified by the rest of the paragraph

Question 4

transition

Answer 4

a word or group of words that leads from one idea to the next, shows relationships between ideas, appears within and between paragraphs, and contributes to the coherence of a work

Question 5

verb

Answer 5

a word that expresses action or a state of being

Question 5

unity

Answer 5

the presentation of just one central idea without digression into irrelevant and unrelated ideas

Question 6

writing process

Answer 6

a step-by-step approach to completing a piece of writing

Question 7

bibliography

Answer 7

an alphabetically arranged list of books, articles, and other sources pertinent to a given topic

Question 8

direct quotation

Answer 8

an exact copy of text from an authoritative source, to be used sparingly for impact

Question 9

documentation

Answer 9

giving credit to the appropriate sources for every borrowed idea in a paper

Question 10

ellipsis

Answer 10

three spaced dots surrounded by squared brackets used to indicate the omission of material from a direct quotation

Question 11

et al

Answer 11

“and others;” used with entering a work written by more than two authors on a Works Cited List

Question 11

Parenthetical citation (in text citation)

Answer 11

a brief acknowledgment in your paper, whenever you use another’s words, facts, or ideas

Question 12

note card

Answer 12

index card that contains heading, identification of source, one idea from the source material, and pagination

Question 13

plagiarism

Answer 13

failure to give credit to the appropriate sources for borrowed ideas

Question 14

paraphrase

Answer 14

a restatement in your own words of the content of a text or passage

Question 15

primary source

Answer 15

an original writing by an author; a source (such as a map, cartoon, recording, painting, photograph, or government document) originating in a particular historical period

Question 16

research

Answer 16

the process of gathering facts and evidence about a topic

Question 17

research paper

Answer 17

an organize essay in which the results of investigation and reasoning that support a claim/thesis are presented with documentation