ParaPro Writing Practice 28 Questions And Answers Set 02
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Avoiding "Topic Sentence Trap"
avoid topics that are too broad or specifics
Syntax
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language (HINT: must include a subject + predicate)
Thesis
a condensation of the argument that is to follow (HINT: think "road map" for your writing)
Parts of Speech
a category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions. In English the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, determiner, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
Noun
a word that is the name of something (such as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action)
Common Noun
a word (such as "singer," "ocean," or "car") that refers to a person, place, or thing but that is not the name of a particular person, place, or thing
Proper Noun
a word or group of words (such as "Noah Webster," "Kentucky," or "U.S. Congress") that is the name of a particular person, place, or thing and that usually begins with a capital letter
Pronoun
a word (such as I, he, she, you, it, we, or they) that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase
Indefinite Pronoun
a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing
example: "Anyone," "something," and "few" are indefinite pronouns.
example: "Anyone," "something," and "few" are indefinite pronouns.
Personal Pronoun
a pronoun (such as I, you, they, or it) that is used to refer to a specific person or thing