English (For Hobet Test)

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first person point of view

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perspective in which the narrator is the one speaking, evidenced by the use of pronouns such as I or we

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word structure

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way in which the parts of a word are arranged together

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verbal

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word that is sometimes used as a verb but is currently being used as another part of speech

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verb

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word that shows an action or state of being

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transitional words

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smooth movement from one idead to the next
words include: additionally, finally, similarily, next, however, furthermore

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topic sentence

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generally at or near beginning of a paragraph

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topic

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general subject matter covered by a writing

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third person point of view

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perspective in which the narrator is distanced from the story and tells it as an outsider

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themes

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subjects that written works frequently touch upon

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text features

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formatting that serves a consistent purpose in a document
-adds meaning to the text they modify

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term

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constant, variable, or product of a constant and variable

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technical writing

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writing that passes along specific information on knowledge in a formal or standardized way

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take-home pay

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whays left after taxes, insurances etc...

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table of contents

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listing of a publications chapters, sections, or other organizational units
-includes page #'s

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supporting details

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details that support the main idea

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support

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examples and details that explain the topic of a paragraph
-follows the topic sentence

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summary sentence

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recaps the essential point of a paragraph, or large work

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suffix

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group of letters added to end of a word that modifies or extends the word's meaning

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subordination conjunction

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word that joins two or more clauses and makes the clause that contains it dependent on another clause
ex: because, thhough, although, while, if, as if

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subject

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noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb sentence

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subheadings

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headings that appear below other headings

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stereotype

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oversimplified opinions about an entire group of people or things

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simple sentence

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contains only one independant clause and no dependent clauses

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sequence

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ordered list of thoughts or ideas

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semicolon ;

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punctuation mark used to indicate division between equal elements in a sentence

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second person point of view

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perspective in which the writer directly addresses the reader using the pronoun (you)

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root word

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a word in its simplest form before any affixes are attached

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quotation marks " "

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punctuation mark used to indicate the exact phrasing of material to show dialogue

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purpose of passage

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main reason or intent for writing a particular piece

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pronoun

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word that replaces a noun

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preposition

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words such as (by,at,to,from,in,on,into,over,from,with) that give additional information usually in relationship to something else.

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prefix

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a group of letters at the beginning of a word that modifies or extends the word's meaning

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possessive noun

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used to indicate ownership

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phrase

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group of words that are related but do not contain a verb and a subject together

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persuasive writing

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writing intended to change the readers mind or form the reader's opinions on a particular topic

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periodic sentence

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independent clause is delayed until the end of the sentence and often preceded by parallel string of modifiers

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passive voice

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comprised of (be) plus a past participle that shifts the action of a sentence from subject to the object

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parentheses ( )

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punctuation mark used to indicate interjectory, explanatory, or qualifying material

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paragraph

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group of sentences that forms a cohesive whole due to a similar topic or theme

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noun

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a word for a person, place or thing

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nonrestrictive clause

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group of words that contain a subject and a properly conjugated verb but does not contain information that is necessary for interpretating the meaning of a sentence

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narrative writing

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relates chain of events or tells a story

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main idea

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specific message of a writer

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logical conclusion

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well reasoned idea that stems from the information in the text, not from the reader's personal ideas or biases

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inductive reasoning

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arriving at general principal from specific fact

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indirect dialogue aka indirect discourse

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writing that reflects the idea of someone else's words but does not quote them directly

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index

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listing of important names, ideas, and topics from the publication, along with page numbers. Usually at the end of publication

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independant clause

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clause that has complete meaning

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hyphen (-)

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punctuation mark used to connect part of a word or to join seperate words together

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historical context

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time and place in which a text was written

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headings

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title that preface a section of text
makes it easier to search a particular topic

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gendered language

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specific male or female gender using words such as he or she

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expository writing

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introduces a topic or provides background information for later remark

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ellipsis (......)

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punctuation mark used to indicate a pause or omission of material

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direct object

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noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb and answers the question whom or what

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direct dialogue aka
direct discourse

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writing that reflects someone's exact words, often with an attributive tag, using quotation marks

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description

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passage text that describes or characterizes a person, thing, or idea.

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dependent clause

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group of words containing a subject with a properly conjugated verb that is made dependent or incomplete because of the addition of a subordinating conjunction

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commulative sentence

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contains an independent clause followed by a parallel of modifiers; modifiers maybe adjectives, prepositional phases or dependent clauses

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critical reading

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reading style where the reader carefully analyses the text, judging it's credibility and authors intentions rather than simply accepting the material as fact

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coordination aka
conjunction

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words that join 2 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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context clues

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words surrounding an unfamiliar word that can help a reader understand the meaning of that word

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context

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text surrounding a word, phrase or passage

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compound sentence

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two (or more(independent clause joined together with a coordinating conjunction)

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complex sentence

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sentnece that contains an independent clause and dependent clause

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comparison - contrast
text structure

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presents two different cases. usually with the intent of making the reader consider the difference (or similarity between the two cases)

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colon :

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punctuation mark used to indicate there is information to follow

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comma ,

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punctuation mark used to indicate a break or pause within a sentence

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clause

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a group of words that are related and contain subject and properly conjugated verb

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cause - effect text structure

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first presents an action then describes the effect that results (or may result) from that action

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author's intent

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underlying reason why the author wrote this text

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audience

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person or persons who will be reading a piece of writing

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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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article

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word that is used to limit noun, either indefinite - a, an, or definite - the

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apostrophe '

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punctuation mark used to indicate possessiveness or the omission of the letters or numbers

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antecedent

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noun that a pronoun refers back to (replace)

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adverb

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word modifying a verb, adjective.....indication (when, where, how, why, or how much)

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adjective

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descriptive word that modifies nouns or pronouns

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active voice

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state of a sentence that contains an active verb

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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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nominalization

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changing a verb, adverb, or adjective to a noun