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Coherence

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The quality of effective writing that comes from clear logical connections among all the parts so that the reader can follow the wroters toigh process without difficulty

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Unity

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The quality of effective writting tjat occurs when all the parts relate to the main idea and comtribute to the writers purpose

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Emphasis

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Special importance, value, or prominence given to something

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Style

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The way something is said opposed to what is said

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Fluency

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The ability to manipulate a variety of sentence structures effectively

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Connotation

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The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explict or primary meaning

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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word

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Abstract

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Ideas or concepts; the have no physical referents

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Concrete

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Objects or events that are available to the senses

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Literal

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Taking words in their usual or

Most basic sense without metaphor or allegory

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Figurative

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Departing from a literal use of words;metaphorical

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Active

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Subject of semtence does the action

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Passive

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Subject receieves the action

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Colloquial

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Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary

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Formal

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Following the rules of standard written English

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Non-Standard

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Differ from standard English most importabtly at the level of grammer

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Slang

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A type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded very informal

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Jargon

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Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to undedstand

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Basic sentence

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On independent clause

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Interrupted sentence

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When a modifier is placed between the subject and the verb, or between the verb and the direct object

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Inverted sentence

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When the predicate appears before the subject

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Cumulative/loose sentence

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Begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause

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Parrallelism/balanced sentence

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Using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter

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Periodic

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Main clause or predicate at the end

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Dearative sentence

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Makes a statement or “declares” something

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Imperative

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Sentences that make a command or request

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Exclamatory sentence

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Is a more forceful version of a declarative sentence. An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark.

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Interrogative sentence

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Something that js questioning or used as a question

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Simple sentence

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A basic sentence with one independent clause

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Compound

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A sentence with at least two independent causes that could each be their own sentence

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Complex

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The joining of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

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Compound-Complex sentence

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

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Exclamation Mark

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Used at the end of an emphatic declaration, interjection, or command

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Dash

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Used to set off parenthetical elements, especially when those elements contain internal forms of punctuation

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Repetion

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Reinforces the idea in the reader’s mind

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Proportion

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Tells reader what is important