Glossary

a word used to describe a noun or pronoun

a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

add notes to, comment on

a word the pronoun refers to

a word that means the opposite of another word

a specific type of adjective; there are three articles in English: “the," “a," and “an."

express an idea fluently and coherently

interested, enthusiastic

uncivilized, discordant, harsh

a pair of marks, like square parentheses [ ], that enclose words or numbers to separate them from the rest of a sentence

according to time

to identify the source of an idea or phrase

a group of words that includes both a subject and a verb

an overused or unoriginal word or phrase

when a comma is used incorrectly between two independent clauses

a noun made up of more than one word

the act of understanding

briefly

shorten

a word that joins or connects

ideas or feelings generated by a word that go beyond its literal meaning

any letter other than a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

a word created by combining two words, deleting some letters, and adding an apostrophe

the standard or model used for comparison

a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but is dependent on the rest of the sentence to finish the thought

a departure or a shift from the main point

record evidence

the preliminary or early version of a document

correct errors

a set of three periods . . . that means words have been removed

based on importance

a short, subjective piece of writing that analyzes or interprets a topic

a type of writing that investigates, evaluates, and explains an idea or topic

arrangement on the page

an incomplete sentence, missing a subject, a verb, and/or a complete thought

create

a list of words and their meanings

control

the system and structure of a language

words that sound like each other but have different meanings

a group of words that includes a subject, a verb, and a complete thought

combine with other information

a word inserted into a sentence to express surprise or emotion

different from other, more common forms

separate, remove from the context

actual

a phrase or clause that is awkwardly placed in a sentence so that it seems to refer to an unintended word

add information to

the name of a person, place, thing, or idea

a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun affected by the action of the verb

to rewrite something in your own words but without changing the meaning

rounded brackets (like this), used to mark off or separate out words or phrases in a sentence

the system used to classify English words based on what they do in a sentence

a verb form that expresses an action which took place in the past

a groups of words that does not include the sentence subject or verb

taking someone else's idea or words and presenting them as if they were yours

words that show ownership

the part of the sentence that contains the verb and that tells what happened to the subject or what state the subject is in

a word that describes the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and something else in the sentence

a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun

delay or postpone

a word used in place of a noun

examining writing carefully to find and correct mechanical errors such as spelling, grammar, punctuation, and typing errors

not accidentally or randomly, but with a goal

re-examine for clarity and quality

two or more independent clauses merged together with insufficient punctuation between them

a group of words that contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought

as arranged in space

plan of action

the main noun or pronoun which performs the action in a sentence

a brief statement of the main points of a longer work

a word or phrase that means exactly or almost exactly the same thing as another word or phrase

a brief statement of the essay's main point

lacking moral principles

a word that expresses action or a state of being

a verb comprised of two or more words

the form of the verb that tells us when the action is occurring

the letters a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

something done or made