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Question 1

These include, journals and magazines, newspapers, plays, movies, works of art, tv and radio programs, cds and albums, long musical pieces, famous speeches, long poems, and pamphlets. These do not include religious texts

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title of major works

Question 2

appealing to their emotions

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pathos

Question 3

This is an abbreviation made by omitting letters from the middle of a word. It is used and accepted universally.

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Conventional abbreviation

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asking

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question marks

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comparing items

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comparison and contrast

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To indicate possession
To indicate omission of letters for contractions or abbreviations
To form the plural of letters, symbols, and words used as words

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apostrophe`

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relationship between certain actions, events, or situations. reason and consequences

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cause and effect

Question 8

full and clear statements of facts/information

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explicit

Question 9

To indicate exclusive dates, numbers, and titles
To report scores or results of contests
To represent conflict, connection, or direction between words

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En dash–

Question 10

In this pattern of organization, events or ideas are presented in a specific order that may either be forward or backward. From the root word chrono, which means “time”, ??? deals largely on the order of time as certain events happened.??? is typically used in narration as it tells a series of events as it happens usually from beginning to end.

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chronological pattern or time pattern

Question 11

situation first then i identified problem has to be solved

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problem-solution

Question 12

In this pattern of organization, four ideas are presented according to the order of importance: either from the most to the least important or vice versa. The purpose of a ??? is to establish the strength or weakness of a certain topic depending on the purpose of writing. ??? is typically used in exemplification, description, comparison and contrast, and analogy

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climatic pattern

Question 13

To introduce an idea, a list, or a long direct quotation
After the salutation or greeting in a formal letter

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colon:

Question 14

To enclose direct quotation
To enclose items enclosed in single quotation marks such as a quote within a quote
To enclose titles of songs, short stories, short poems, book chapters, and articles in journals, magazines and newspapers
To set stress, highlights or emphasis on certain words

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double quotation marks”

Question 15

convincing readers to change their belief or opinion

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persuasion

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to express strong emotions

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exclamation

Question 17

These include words and phrases from another language, terms from a certain field that are difficult for most people to understand, and words with special meanings not commonly known by other people.

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Foreign words and phrases, technical terms, and unfamiliar words

Question 18

these includes train, ships, aircraft and spacecraft

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name of vechiles

Question 19

_ information in proper order helps prevent any misunderstanding between the writer and the readers of text. Through this, the text can have an effective structure that presents a clear and steady flow of information. This, in turn, allows the readers to easily make sense of the information being presented to them

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organization

Question 20

To enclose a quote within a quote
To enclose a term with a particular meaning that is unique to the subject being addressed in a statement or text
To enclose a title of a song, a short story, or a quote within a headline

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single quotation mark’

Question 21

as a technical aspect of text, refers to the setting of a certain word’s first letter in uppercase. This is observed especially in formal writing and less in casual exchange of messages using various forms of media.

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capitalization

Question 22

This is an abbreviation formed from the first letters of a group of words. It is pronounced as a word.

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Acronym

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To separate independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions
To separate items in a series
To separate parts of an address
To separate a yes or no from the rest of the sentence that answers a yes-no question
To separate items in dates, geographical names, and places
To separate quotations or direct speeches from the rest of the sentence
To separate degree and titles in names

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comma

Question 24

This is an abbreviation formed by omitting the beginning or end of a word

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clipping or shortening

Question 25

* To end declarative sentences * To end imperative sentences * To end indirect questions * In abbreviations

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period

Question 26

This is an abbreviation made up of two or more words joined together to coin a new word but refers to a single concept

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Blend or Portmanteau

Question 27

as a technical aspect of text, refers to the setting of the elements of texts such as words and phrases into italics. Italics is a style of typeface in which the letters slant to the right. It serves the following purposes: to show the distinction of certain words from the others, to emphasize certain words, and to set certain words apart from the rest.

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italicization

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These include letters and words that are identified as words

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Letters and words used as words

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To enclose an irrelevant or incidental information which is needed for clarification purposes To enclose certain numbers or letters in a list

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parentheses

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implied or suggested statements which can be understood without being directly expressed

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implicit

Question 31

To indicate the omission of a word, phrase, line, or paragraph from a quoted text

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ellipsis...

Question 32

, as a technical aspect of text, refers to the areas between words, letters, lines and paragraphs. It allows the division of the different parts of the text and keeps the entire text in order. A text with proper spacing can be easily read and understood by the readers.

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spacing

Question 33

as a technical aspect of text, refers to the use of various marks to separate the elements of a text from one another. It ensures clarity in meaning and structure. It also helps to convey emotions expressed in every statement throughout the entire text. By observing proper punctuation in writing, readers will not be confused or misled

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punctuation

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To indicate a sudden break in thought or sentence structure To set off parenthetical materials needed to be emphasized

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Em dash—

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types of claims

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fact values policy

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Imperative in nature Uses words such as Should, ought, or must. argues that certain conditions should exist, or that something should or should not be done, in order to solve a problem.

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claim of policy

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To connect independent clauses that are closely related in meaning To connect independent clauses linked with a transitional expression such as a conjunctive adverb or a transitional phrase

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semi colon;

Question 38

In this pattern of organization, the items are arranged according to how they appear physically. This pattern helps the reader to visualize how things are arranged according to their special order. It may either start from left to right, from the door to the window, or from the ceiling to the floor. ??? is typically used in description as it describes one's location or an object or body part's position

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spartial pattern

Question 39

Writing does not only require organization of information, it also requires proper use of mechanics. Mechanics refers to a set of conventions which focuses on the technical aspects of a text such as spacing, punctuation, italicization capitalization, and abbreviation. It is very essential to have a basic knowledge in mechanics because a simple mistake in any technical aspect can change what a statement is supposed to mean.

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mechanics

Question 40

telling a story

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narration

Question 41

facts, statistics and logics

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logos

Question 42

as a technical aspect of text, refers to the setting of a word or a phrase in a shortened form period. This is commonly done to save time and space in writing. ??? are used in everyday communication, while others are exclusive to a particular setting or context. Many of these ??? are considered informal, so it is important to avoid using them in writing formal texts.

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abbreviation

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Asserting that something existed, existing, or will exist in the future. Appropriate claim of _ - makes a claim that is debatable using factual evidence

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claim of fact

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* To connect parts of a compound word * To connect split words such as numbers and job titles

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Hypen-

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To separate parts of internet addresses and file names for computer programsI n fractions To separate the day, month, and year in dates In some abbreviations To replace or or per

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slash/virgule

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creadible to make such a claim

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ethos

Question 47

These include words that are used to reproduce or copy certain sounds made by objects or animals.

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words used as reproduced sounds

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Personal belief of good or bad, right or wrong, and values. argues that something is good or bad, or that one thing is better than another thing

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claim of values

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mode of persuasion

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ethos logos pathos

Question 50

This is an abbreviation formed from the first letters of a group of words. It is pronounced by saying each letter individually

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initialism

Question 51

This is an abbreviation made up of words combined and pronounced as one. An apostrophe is used to replace one or some of the omitted letters

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Contraction