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Clarity is the objective of any writing, and the organization of any expository writing is
extremely important to clarity. – ANSWER When judging the organization of a piece of
writing, whether it is a promotional piece or a personal letter, you should look for a clear
and logical delivery of ideas.
Things to ask yourself about your writing. - ANSWER*Does each piece of writing
contain a topic statement in the first paragraph?
*Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
*Are related ideas grouped in the same paragraph?
*Do all sentences in the paragraph support the topic sentence? Is there a clear
progression from one idea to the next, from one paragraph to the next (perhaps using
first, next, then, & finally)
*Do all the paragraphs support the topic sentence?
Expository - ANSWERIntended to explain or describe
Singular - ANSWER(of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing
Adjective Verb - ANSWERA word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and
forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen
Subject - ANSWERA person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
Plural - ANSWERA plural word form
Compound subject - ANSWERA type of subject where two or more individual noun
phrases are coordinated to form a single, larger noun phrase
Noun phrase - ANSWERCompound subjects cause many difficulties in the proper
usage of grammatical agreement between the subject and other entities (verbs, pro
nouns, etc)
Independent clause - ANSWER(Main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself, also
known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a
predicate; it makes sense by itself
Independent clauses - ANSWERAre clauses that express a complete thought. They can
function as sentences.
, Dependent clauses - ANSWERDo not express a complete thought & cannot function as
sentences
Noun - ANSWERis the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Whatever exists, we
assume, can be named, and that name is a noun.
Verb - ANSWERa word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming
the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become,happen.
Proper noun - ANSWERa name used for an individual person, place, or organization,
spelled with initial capital letters, e.g.,Larry, Mexico, and Boston Red Sox.
About nouns - ANSWERWhen using a noun to describe another noun, the first noun is
"acting as" an adjective, e.g., Love story
Countable nouns - ANSWERThey have a singular form & a plural form. They usually
refer to things. Most countable nouns become plural by adding s at the end
Uncountable nouns - ANSWERThey only have a singular form NO plurals. Usually refer
to abstractions (confidence or advice) or collectives ( equipment or luggage)
Active voice - ANSWERIn the active voice the object receives the action of the verb,
e.g., Cats(subject) eat(verb) fish(object)
Passive voice - ANSWERIn passive voice the subject receives the action of the verb,
e.g., Fish (subject) are eaten (verb) by cats (object)
Adjective - ANSWERDescribe or give information about nouns or pronouns. (age, size,
color, etc) Some show what somebody thinks about something or somebody. (nice,
horrid, beautiful, etc)
Different types of adjectives - ANSWER1. Numeric: six, one hundred & one
2. Quantitative: more, all, some, half, more than enough
3. Qualitative: color, size, smell, etc
4. Interrogative: which, whose, what
5. Demonstrative: this, that, those, these
Essay writing - ANSWER1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
Introduction - ANSWERAn introduction should answer 3 questions. 1. What am I talking
about in this paper. 2. How am I going to talk about it. 3. What am I going to prove in
this paper
Clarity is the objective of any writing, and the organization of any expository writing is
extremely important to clarity. – ANSWER When judging the organization of a piece of
writing, whether it is a promotional piece or a personal letter, you should look for a clear
and logical delivery of ideas.
Things to ask yourself about your writing. - ANSWER*Does each piece of writing
contain a topic statement in the first paragraph?
*Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
*Are related ideas grouped in the same paragraph?
*Do all sentences in the paragraph support the topic sentence? Is there a clear
progression from one idea to the next, from one paragraph to the next (perhaps using
first, next, then, & finally)
*Do all the paragraphs support the topic sentence?
Expository - ANSWERIntended to explain or describe
Singular - ANSWER(of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing
Adjective Verb - ANSWERA word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and
forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen
Subject - ANSWERA person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
Plural - ANSWERA plural word form
Compound subject - ANSWERA type of subject where two or more individual noun
phrases are coordinated to form a single, larger noun phrase
Noun phrase - ANSWERCompound subjects cause many difficulties in the proper
usage of grammatical agreement between the subject and other entities (verbs, pro
nouns, etc)
Independent clause - ANSWER(Main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself, also
known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a
predicate; it makes sense by itself
Independent clauses - ANSWERAre clauses that express a complete thought. They can
function as sentences.
, Dependent clauses - ANSWERDo not express a complete thought & cannot function as
sentences
Noun - ANSWERis the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Whatever exists, we
assume, can be named, and that name is a noun.
Verb - ANSWERa word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming
the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become,happen.
Proper noun - ANSWERa name used for an individual person, place, or organization,
spelled with initial capital letters, e.g.,Larry, Mexico, and Boston Red Sox.
About nouns - ANSWERWhen using a noun to describe another noun, the first noun is
"acting as" an adjective, e.g., Love story
Countable nouns - ANSWERThey have a singular form & a plural form. They usually
refer to things. Most countable nouns become plural by adding s at the end
Uncountable nouns - ANSWERThey only have a singular form NO plurals. Usually refer
to abstractions (confidence or advice) or collectives ( equipment or luggage)
Active voice - ANSWERIn the active voice the object receives the action of the verb,
e.g., Cats(subject) eat(verb) fish(object)
Passive voice - ANSWERIn passive voice the subject receives the action of the verb,
e.g., Fish (subject) are eaten (verb) by cats (object)
Adjective - ANSWERDescribe or give information about nouns or pronouns. (age, size,
color, etc) Some show what somebody thinks about something or somebody. (nice,
horrid, beautiful, etc)
Different types of adjectives - ANSWER1. Numeric: six, one hundred & one
2. Quantitative: more, all, some, half, more than enough
3. Qualitative: color, size, smell, etc
4. Interrogative: which, whose, what
5. Demonstrative: this, that, those, these
Essay writing - ANSWER1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
Introduction - ANSWERAn introduction should answer 3 questions. 1. What am I talking
about in this paper. 2. How am I going to talk about it. 3. What am I going to prove in
this paper
