Unit 5: Conventions, Writing, and Speaking & Listening

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  1. analytical
    using or skilled in using reasoning
  2. simple sentence
    a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
  3. compound sentence
    a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
  4. complex sentence
    a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
  5. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  6. presentation
    the act of making news or information publicly known
  7. comma
    a punctuation mark (,) indicating the separation of elements
  8. semicolon
    a punctuation mark used to connect independent clauses
  9. critical
    characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
  10. analysis
    literary criticism considering the structure of a text
  11. ellipsis
    a mark indicating that words have been omitted
  12. dash
    a punctuation mark used between words or to mark a break
  13. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
  14. proposal
    something suggested, as a plan or assumption
  15. capital
    uppercase
  16. capitalization
    the use of uppercase letters
  17. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  18. comparative
    the form of an adjective or adverb with "more" or "-er"
  19. superlative
    the form of a word denoting the greatest degree or extent
  20. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  21. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  22. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Created on Mon Feb 08 10:58:42 EST 2021 (updated Thu Feb 18 12:45:53 EST 2021)

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