Unit 1: Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening

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  1. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
    A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing. Nouns can also be ideas or concepts.
  2. common noun
    a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
    A common noun refers to any one of a certain kind of person, place, thing, or idea; for example, nation.
  3. proper noun
    a word that denotes a particular person, place, or thing
    A proper noun refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea; for example, India. Proper nouns always begin with capital letters.
  4. sequel
    a part added to a book or film that continues and extends it
    Write a sequel to "The Monkey's Paw." A sequel is an episode that occurs after the end of a story.
  5. interview
    the questioning of a person, often conducted by journalists
    In a small group, conduct an interview between a skeptical journalist and the Whites after the tragedy.
  6. pronoun
    a function word that is used in place of a noun
    Pronouns are words that are used in place of nouns, other pronouns, or groups of words serving as nouns. The words that pronouns replace are called antecedents.
  7. possessive
    the case expressing ownership
    Possessive pronouns show ownership: The toy is his.
  8. relative pronoun
    a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent
    A relative pronoun is a pronoun that begins a dependent clause. It relates the information in the clause to a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
  9. letter
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
    Write a letter to a friend in which you express and defend a claim about "The Street of the Cañon."
  10. oral
    using speech rather than writing
    Then, present an oral reading of "The Highwayman," followed by a discussion of the similarities and differences between the poem and the story.
  11. adjective
    a word that expresses an attribute of something
    An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
  12. adverb
    a word that modifies something other than a noun
    An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
  13. degree
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
    Most adjectives and adverbs have three different forms, called degrees of comparison—the positive, the comparative, and the superlative.
  14. positive
    the primary form of an adjective or adverb
    Use the positive form when no comparison is involved.
  15. comparative
    the form of an adjective or adverb with "more" or "-er"
    Use the comparative to compare two items or groups of items.
  16. superlative
    the form of a word denoting the greatest degree or extent
    Use the superlative to compare more than two.
  17. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
    A verb is a word that expresses existence, action, or occurrence.
  18. tense
    a category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
    A tense is a form of a verb that indicates when an action or a condition occurs in time.
  19. present
    a verb tense that expresses actions at the time of speaking
    Present tense: He arrives today.
  20. past
    a verb tense that expresses previous actions or states
    Past tense: He arrived yesterday.
  21. future
    a verb tense that expresses actions or states to come
    Future tense: He will arrive tomorrow.
  22. present perfect
    a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
    Present perfect tense: He has arrived already.
  23. past perfect
    a verb tense used to express a previously completed action
    Past perfect tense: He had arrived earlier than expected.
  24. future perfect
    a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future
    Future perfect tense: He will have arrived by next week.
  25. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
    Consistent tense: Kei knocked and waited patiently at the door. Nothing happened. Kei decided to leave.
  26. retelling
    a new version or adaptation of a story
    Write two brief retellings of "A Problem." First, retell the story from the point of view of the Colonel and then from the point of view of Ivan Markovitch.
  27. antecedent
    the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
    Antecedents are the nouns or other pronouns for which pronouns stand. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number, person, and gender.
Created on Thu Oct 15 08:48:18 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Jul 20 12:05:03 EDT 2021)

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