Unit 2: Conventions, Writing, and Speaking & Listening

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  1. autobiographical
    relating to or in the style of an account of one's own life
  2. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  3. conversation
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas
  4. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  5. linking verb
    an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
  6. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  7. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  8. tense
    a category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
  9. present tense
    a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
  10. past tense
    a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
  11. future tense
    a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
  12. journal
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
  13. entry
    an item inserted in a written record
  14. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  15. perfect tense
    a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
  16. present perfect
    a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
  17. past perfect
    a verb tense used to express a previously completed action
  18. future perfect
    a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future
  19. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
  20. solution
    the successful action of solving a problem
  21. informal
    having the simple or familiar structure of everyday language
Created on Wed Feb 03 14:01:48 EST 2021 (updated Thu Feb 04 15:33:14 EST 2021)

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