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| 8060630255 | Persuasive Writing | A type of argumentation having the additional aim of urging some form of action. | 0 | |
| 8060636162 | Predicate Adjective | An adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. It is in the predicate of the sentence and modifies the subject. (Ex. "My dog is fat, slow, and shaggy." the group of predicate adjectives ("fat, slow, and shaggy") describes "my dog". |  | 1 |
| 8060644017 | Predicate Nominative | A noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject. It follows a linking verb and is located in the predicate of the sentence. (Ex. "My dog is a mutt with character." IN THIS case "mutt with character" is the predicate nominative since it renames "my dog". | 2 | |
| 8060653109 | Qualification | Redefining your argument so that it no longer conflicts with the valid claim of an opposing viewpoint (see Concession). This is known as qualifying your argument. | 3 | |
| 8060666974 | Refutation | When the writer musters relevant opposing arguments. | 4 | |
| 8060668897 | Repetition | Reinforcing a point by repeating the point. Repetition can also involve simply repeating a word or series of words which are fundamental to the author's point. |  | 5 |
| 8060678874 | Rhetoric | The art of effective and persuasive language. | 6 | |
| 8060684063 | Rhetorical Question | Question not asked for information but for effect. (Ex. The angry, parent, asked the child, "Are you done interrupting me?" In this case, the parent does not expect a reply, but simply wants to draw the child's attention to the rudeness of interrupting.) | 7 | |
| 8060709607 | Sarcasm | A generally bitter comment that is ironically worded. However, not all ironic statements are sarcastic. Sarcasm is usually a way to mock or ridicule something, while irony isn't. |  | 8 |
| 8060717366 | Satire | A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect. It targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions. It usually uses wit, irony, parody, caricature, hyperbole, and sarcasm. Good when not only funny but thought-provoking (Kurt Vonnegut has written many great satires.) | 9 | |
| 8060728323 | Sentence | A group of words (including a subject and verb) that expresses a complete thought. | 10 | |
| 8060730185 | Simple Sentence | Contains one independent clause |  | 11 |
| 8060732234 | Compound Sentence | Contains at least two independent clauses but no dependent clauses. |  | 12 |
| 8060735865 | Complex Sentence | Contains only one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. |  | 13 |
| 8060737363 | Compound-Complex Sentence | contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. (Ex. When I grow up, I want to be a ballerina, and my mom is proud of me.) | 14 | |
| 8060740992 | Balanced Sentence | One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale. Both parts are parallel gramatically. (Ex. "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who have rich.") | 15 | |
| 8060790306 | Loose Sentence | The main idea is introduced at or near the beginning and then modified by less important elements. (Ex. "He learned to fix cars from Alice McMahon, an elderly spinster who used to spend her spare time partying with Volvo mechanics.") |  | 16 |
| 8060795913 | Periodic Sentence | When the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence. The writer begins with subordinate elements and postpones the main clause. (Ex. "His confidence broken, his limbs shaking, his collar wet with perspiration, he doubted whether he could ever again appear before the audience.") | 17 |
