Principles of Clear and Effective Paragraph Writing Flashcards
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Similar pronunciation, different meanings
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Homophones
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Similar spelling, different meaning
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Homonyms
3
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Examples of wordiness
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roundabout phrasing, verbal deadwood, and redundancy
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adverb vs adjective
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a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
Modifies the meaning of a verb (the car drove fast, adverb fast)
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a word believed by its user to be more polite or less vulgar than a common synonym.
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euphemisms (“gosh” instead of “God.”) and genteelism
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a verb (or adjective) that functions as a noun. Ex. “decision” is a nominalization of “decide,”
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nominalization
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The real subject I is the doer of the action a
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Active voice (less words)
Ex. I weighed the sample.
8
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the object of the action now takes the subject position.
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Passive voice
ex. The sample was weighed by me.
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