6 Week Test Flashcards
What is the hero of punctuation?
Semi colon
What are the five different kinds of combining sentences?
Punctuation Coordination Subordination Reduction Apposition
What is a dash used for?
Informal
What are the three punctuation marks?
Dash
Semi colon
Colon
What is a colon used for?
Add more info
Give examples
What follows a colon?
A clause or a dependent group of words
What is a semi colon for?
Alone or to connect clauses
What do semi colons use to connect sentences?
Conjunctive adverbs - however, moreover, therefore
What is coordination?
Two or more clauses which are combined as equal partners
What is a clause?
A sentence
What does coordination use?
Coordinating conjunctions - and, or, but, so
What is and used for?
Join clauses that contain additional info
Or used for?
Choices or alternatives
But used for?
Opposing ideas
So used for?
Cause and effect
What is subordination?
Makes one sentence more important than the other
What does subordination have?
An independent clause
One or more dependent clauses
What words does subordination use?
Who, what, that, when, although, if
What are the three types of subordination clauses?
Noun, adverb, and adjective
What is reduction?
Reducing one sentence to a phrase
Four types of reduction?
Participial - describes subject
Gerund - ing and prep phrase
Infinitive - prep phrase about verb
Prepositional - prep phrase about noun
What is apposition?
Turns one sentence into a description about noun in commas
What kind of process is a research paper?
Cyclical
Four steps of research paper
Research
Information
Understanding
Outlining
Step one of a research paper?
Select and narrow a topic
What are the parts of step one?
Select a topic
Develop a compelling question
Pre reading research
Narrow the topic
Why is keeping track of your sources essential?
To maintain the integrity of your paper
What is irony of situation?
A character’s actions bring about unexpected results
What is a sequel?
A story that comes after a story
What is an allusion?
An indirect reference to literature, history, art, music
What is the main goal of a research paper?
Starts when an individual is curious about something
5 parts to a source card?
Number, source, title, quote, page number
Three types of notes?
Summarize, paraphrase, directly quote
