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20 Cards in this Set
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apostrophe |
a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters and numbers ( ' ) |
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quotation mark |
used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence ( " ) |
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citation |
a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in scholarly work |
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textual evidence |
evidence of or pertaining to a text |
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anecdotal evidence |
information that is not based on facts or careful study; reports or observations of usually unscientific observers |
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contraction |
the formation of such a word as WON'T from will not, or phrase such as O'CLOCK from "of the clock" formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer phrase |
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foreshadowing |
a warning or indication of a future event in the story |
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flashback |
a scene in a movie or novel set in a time earlier than in the main story |
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mood |
inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind |
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parentheses |
a pair of round brackets used to mark off a particular word or phrase ( ) |
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stanza |
a group of lines forming a basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse |
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paragraph |
a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering |
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conjunction |
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause |
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thesis |
a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved |
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superlative |
expressing the highest or a very high degree of quality |
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prefix |
a word or part of a word that is placed at the *beginning* of another word to change its meaning (example: UNhappy) |
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suffix |
an affix added to the *end* of a word |
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root word |
the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
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syllable |
a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, forming the whole part of a word |
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complex sentence |
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses |
