terminology for english

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Relating to education and scholarship

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academic

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the action or process of combining a number of things into a single more effective or coherent whole

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cosolidation

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giving an authoritative command

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imperative

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the ability to understand
something

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Comprehension:

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a figure of speech in which a word or
phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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metaphor

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written works, especially those
considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

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Literature

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prose writing that is informative or
factual rather than fictional.

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Nonfiction:

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a word used to connect clauses or
sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

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Conjunction

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the imparting or exchanging of
information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

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Communication

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a mild or indirect word or expression
substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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Euphemism:

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the part of a sentence or clause
containing a verb and stating something about the subject.

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Predicate:

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the attribution of human
characteristics to something non-human.

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Personification:

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(of a process or system) characterised by constant change, activity, or progress.

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Dynamic

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used to introduce an exclamation of
surprise, admiration or a similar emotion.

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Exclamation

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each of two or more words having
the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

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Homophone:

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exaggerated statements or claims not
meant to be taken literally.

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Hyperbole

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a conclusion reached on the basis of
evidence and reasoning

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Inference

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a question asked in order to
create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

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Rhetorical Question

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the reason for which something is done or created.

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purpose

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a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice.

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Proverb

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a statement or account that makes
something clear.

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Explanation

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a style or category of art, music, or
literature.

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Genre

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a noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, being the element about which the rest of the clause is predicated.

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Subject

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look quickly but not very thoroughly
through (a document or other text) in order to identify relevant information.

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Scanning

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a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.

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Synonym

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a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.

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Statement

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the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

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Structure

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a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

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Verb

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a clause that forms a complete sentence by itself having a subject and a predicate.

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Independent Clause:

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the action of reading something quickly to get the important points.

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Skimming

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the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.

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Morphology

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comparison of one thing to another thing of a different kind.

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Simile

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A spoken or written account of events; a story.

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Narrative

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implied or explicit significance.

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Meaning

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the ability to read and write

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literacy

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the principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.

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Language

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a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in a clause.

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Preposition

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each of two or more words have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

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homonym

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intended to explain or describe something.

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Expository

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literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people.

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Fiction

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the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.

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Etymology

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a long and distinct period of history.

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Era

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a spoken or written account of a person, object or event.

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Description

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a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not make complete sense.

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Depenedent Clause

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a noun of a noun phrase that adds information.

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Appositives

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a word opposite in meaning to another.

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Antonym

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a note by way of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.

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Annotation

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a word naming an attribute of a noun

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Adjective

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a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things.

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Noun

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having the force of a question.

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Interrogative

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providing useful or interesting information.

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Informative