Key Terms Of Writing

Question 1

What is Formal writing?

Answer 1

Language used when writing to someone you do not know.

Question 2

What is Informal writing?

Answer 2

Language used when writing to someone you know,

Question 3

What is Consistent point of view?

Answer 3

Who is speaking; a technique that ensures that the same “person” tells the entire story from beginning to end.

Question 4

What is Parallelism?

Answer 4

Using similar grammatical structure with similar ideas; used often with pairs, or items in a series.
Correct example: I like going to the library, finding great books, and checking them out.

Question 5

What is Gender-neutral language?

Answer 5

Language not favoring one sex over the other.

Correct example: A student must finish the test before he or she leaves the room to get a drink.

Question 6

What is Communication?

Answer 6

to exchange ideas.

Question 7

What is Details?

Answer 7

All the parts, item by item.

Question 8

What is Examples?

Answer 8

Something to be copied or followed, a sample.