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28 Cards in this Set
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active verb
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verb that shows an action performed by the subject of the sentence
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active voice
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state of a sentence that contains an active verb
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adjective
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descriptive word that modifies nouns or pronouns
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adverb
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word modifying a verb, adjective, or other adverb indicating when, how, where, why, or how much
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apostrophe
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punctuation mark (') used to indicate possessiveness or the omission of letter or numbers
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article
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word that is used to limit a noun, either indefinite -a, an- or definite- the
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attributive tag
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part of a sentence that indicates who said a direct quote
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audience
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person or person who will be reading a piece of writing
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author's intent
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underlying reason why the author wrote the text
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biases
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opinions or beliefs that affect a person's ability to make fair, unclouded judgments or decisions
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cause-effect text structure
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first presents an action, and then describes the effects that result (or may result) from that action
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clause
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group of words that are related and contain both a subject and a properly conjugated verb
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colon
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(:) used to indicate that there is more info to follow
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comma
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(,) used to indicate a break or a pause within a sentence
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complex sentence
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sentence that contains an independent clause and a dependent clause
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compound sentence
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two (or more) independent clauses joined together with a coordinating junction
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critical reading
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reading style where the reader carefully analyzes the text, judging its credibility and the author's intentions, rather than simply accepting the material as fact
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cumulative sentence
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contains an independent clause followed by a parallel string of modifiers; modifiers may be adjectives, prepositional phrases, or dependent clauses
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clause
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groups of words that are related and contain both a subject and a properly conjugated verb
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colon
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(:) used to indicate there is information to follow
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comma
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(,) used to indicate a break or pause within a sentence
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complex sentence
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sentence that contains an independent clause and a dependent clause
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compound sentence
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two, or more, independent clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction
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context
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text surrounding a word, phrase or passage
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context clues
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words surrounding an unfamiliar word that can help a reader discern the meaning of the unfamiliar word
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coordinating conjunctions
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words that join two or more words, phrases, or clauses so that each conjoined element is equal. (FANBOYS: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
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critical reading
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reading style where the reader carefully analyzes the text, judging its credibility and the author's intentions
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cumulative sentence
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contains and independent clause followed by a parallel string of modifiers; which may be adjectives, prepositional phrases, or dependent clauses
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