F451 #1 Flashcards

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Word choice

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Diction

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Sentence structure

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Syntax

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Error: two sentences joined without punctuation/conjunction

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Fused

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Error: two sentences joined with only a comma

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Comma splice

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Using sentences of different lengths and beginnings

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Variety

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Opening sentence used to capture attention

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Hook

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Short sentences that should be combined

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Choppy

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Dictionary meaning of a word

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Denotation

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Emotional meaning of the word

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Connotation

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Putting your personality in your writing

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Voice

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Little story added to writing to add interest

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Anecdote

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Sentence that organized essay-your stance

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Thesis

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Words like “however, therefore, consequently”

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Conjunctive adverb

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Reference to something famous

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Allusion

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Literary term: making fun of something with intention of positive change

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Satire

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Verbal: you+ verb ( to run )

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Infinitive

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Verbal:ending in “ing,Ed” – used as adjective – singing bird

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Participle

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Verbal: ending in “ing” – used as noun– swimming is fun.

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Gerund

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” and, but, for, nor, so, yet” ( type of conjunction)

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Coordinating conjunction

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“Because, if, since, until, if” (type of conjunction)

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Subordinating conjunction

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Groups of words– could be prepositional, participle, gerund, etc.

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Phrase

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Groups of words with a subject and predicate ( dependent/independent)

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Clause

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Copying someone else’s words without quotes

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Plagiarism

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Noun that comes beside about her noun to rename it/- “my brother, Bubba”

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Appositive

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Sound words
Onomatopoeia
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Overused expression
Cliche
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"Am,is, are, was, were"
Linking verbs
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Person of "he, she, it, they"
Third person
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Person of "I, we, me, us"
First person
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Person of "you"
Second person
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Unnecessary repetition-"modern world today"
Redundant
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Play on multiple meaning words or homophones
Pun
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Sentence type:1 independent & 1 dependent clause
Complex
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Sentence type:2 or more independent & 1 or more dependent clause
Compound/complex
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Sentence type: 2 or more independent clauses
Compound
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Point of view- we know what characters are thinking
Omniscient
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Literary term-exaggeration for effect
Hyperbole
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Effect is a noun | Affect is a verb
No answer only example
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Something concrete stands for something abstract
Symbol
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Universal symbol in all cultures/ all times
Archetype
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How the speaker feels about his/her subject-attitude
Tone
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Life lesson of piece of literature
Theme
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Groups of words that doesn't mean what it literally says
Idiom
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Subject is "doer" of action- he hit the ball
Active voice
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Subject received action- the ball was hit by him
Passive voice
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Refers to structural similarity of parts of sentence
Parallel structure
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Repeated symbol like apples in Out if the Dust
Motif
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Sensory word pictures
Imagery
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Error: no comma with " and, but, or" joining independent clauses
Comma error
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Error: pronoun doesn't have clear antecedent
Indefinite reference
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Poetry about emotions
Lyric
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Poetry that tells a story
Narrative
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Mark of punctuation that goes after greeting in business letter
Colon
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Two things can follow linking verbs
PA or PN
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Pronouns( who, whom, whose, which, that) begins dependent clauses
Relative pronouns
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Noun function that follows linking verb and renames subject?
Predicate noun
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I,we, you, he, she, they, it
Subject pronouns
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Me, us, you, him, her, it, them
Object pronouns
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Type of irony: you know something the characters don't
Dramatic irony
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Type of irony: something unexpected happens
Situational
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Literary term less direct way of saying things-"passed away"
Euphemism
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When you can count something, do you use fewer/less?
Fewer
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Between/among: which is for 2? For three? More?
Between for 2 among for 3
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An awareness- an aha moment of deeper understanding
Epiphany
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Negative futuristic story
Eyostopian
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Literary term for placing things side by side
Juxtaposition
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Literature about the end of the world
Apocalyptic
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Words used to connect ideas in writing
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