Text Types & Grammar Essentials 1.2

Twenty vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from text types and grammar topics.

Narrative Text

A narrative tells a story (real or fictional) in chronological order and includes elements like characters, setting, plot, and conflict/resolution.

Persuasive Text

Text that aims to convince readers to accept a position or take action through clear stance, arguments, evidence, and appeals.

Descriptive Text

Text that vividly describes a person, place, object, or event using sensory details and descriptive language.

Definition Text

Text that explains the meaning of a term or concept to clarify understanding.

Formal Definition

Gives the term, its class, and distinguishing features.

Extended Definition

Adds examples, explanations, and details beyond the basic meaning.

Compare and Contrast Text

Text that discusses similarities and differences between two or more subjects to analyze relationships or choices.

Point-by-Point

Organizational pattern that compares subjects point by point, addressing each aspect for all subjects.

Block Method

Organizational pattern that discusses all features of one subject before moving to the next.

Classification Text

Text that groups items into categories based on shared characteristics to organize information and show relationships.

Exemplification Text

Text that uses specific examples to illustrate or support a general idea.

Pronouns

Words used in place of nouns to avoid repetition.

Personal Pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

Possessive Pronouns

Mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.

Reflexive Pronouns

Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Demonstrative Pronouns

This, that, these, those.

Relative Pronouns

Who, whom, whose, which, that.

Indefinite Pronouns

Someone, anyone, everyone, something, nothing.

Subject-Verb Agreement

The verb must agree with the subject in number; rules include singular/plural, compound subjects, and nearest-subject agreement with or/nor; indefinite pronouns take a singular verb.

Transitional Words

Words or phrases that connect ideas and ensure smooth flow; categories include addition, contrast, cause/effect, sequence, example, and conclusion.