| A | B |
|---|
| concise | shorten; to the point |
| clarity | make clear |
| coherence | to make sense and organize |
| parallel structure | put list of items in the same form |
| active voice | when the subject does the action |
| passive voice | when something is done to the subject |
| complete sentence | the sentence makes sense with a subject, predicate, and object |
| fragment | incomplete sentence |
| run-on sentence | incorrect sentence combination with the wrong punctuation |
| subject verb agreement | if the subject is singular, the verb should be singular |
| transition words | words like first, in conclusion |
| topic sentences | first sentence in paragraph |
| theme | moral of story |
| author's purpose | to entertain, inform, persuade |
| editorial | opinion article in newspaper |
| nonfiction | true and factual |
| sonnet | 14 line poem |
| lyric poem | poem with emotions |
| narrative | story |
| autobiography | life story by that person |
| anecdote | short story |
| word usage | it's, its, their, they're, there |
| three ways to correct run-on | comma and conjuction; semicolon;period |
| spelling rule | i before e except after c |
| plot | order of events |
| tone | author's attitude |
| mood | reader's feelings |
| context clues | define the word based on the words around it |
