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Fragment
A group of words that does not express a complete thought.
Subordinate Clause
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and is dependent on the main clause.
Purpose of writing
The reason behind creating a piece of written work, such as to entertain, inform, or persuade.
Entertain
To provide enjoyment or amusement through writing.
Persuade
To convince the reader to agree with the author's point of view or take a specific action.
Inform
To provide knowledge or facts to the reader through writing.
Idioms
Expressions that have a figurative meaning different from the literal meanings of the individual words.
Analogies
A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Transition
Words or phrases that connect ideas, sentences, or paragraphs within a piece of writing.
Limited Subject
A specific topic or aspect that is focused on in a piece of writing.
Informative purpose
Writing intended to provide information, facts, or explanations to the reader.
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds they represent.
Metaphor
A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect.
Simile
A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as."
Personification
Giving human characteristics to non-human entities.
Redundancy
Unnecessary repetition of words or ideas in writing.
Cliché
Overused phrase or expression that has lost its originality or impact.
Topic Sentence
A sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.
Personal Writing
Writing that expresses the author's thoughts, feelings, or experiences.
Chronological order
Arranging events in the order in which they occurred.
Spatial order
Organizing information based on physical location or relationships.
Developmental order
Presenting ideas in a sequence that allows for logical progression and understanding.
Flashback
A scene in a narrative that interrupts the present action to describe events that happened in the past.
Exposition
Writing that introduces background information to the reader.
Informative Essay
A type of writing that aims to educate or inform the reader about a particular topic.
Persuasive writing
Writing that aims to convince the reader to adopt a particular opinion or take a specific action.
Thesis
The main point or central idea of a piece of writing.
Dialogue
Conversation between characters in a literary work.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds within words.
Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
Plagiarism
Using someone else's work or ideas without proper acknowledgment.
Inference
A conclusion drawn based on evidence and reasoning rather than explicit information.
Noun
A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
Proper
Nouns that refer to specific persons, places, or things and are capitalized.
Common
Nouns that refer to general items or concepts and are not capitalized.
Verb
A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.
Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Adverb
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Preposition
A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
Conjunction
A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
Interjection
A word or phrase used to express emotion or exclamation.
Pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
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