| A | B |
| Subject | tells us who or what did or is something |
| Predicate | tells us what the subject did or is. |
| Independent Clause | a subject and predicate that form a complete thought |
| Dependent Clause | a subject and a predicate that do not form a complete thought because information is missing |
| Emulate | to imitate another in order to improve yourself |
| Texts are effective when | they change the audience in the way the author desired. |
| Texts are clear when | the audience almost always understands what is said. |
| Texts are thorough when | almost all of the relevant questions the audience could ask are already answered. |
| Texts are well-organized when | he audience can move through the text easily |
| Texts are logical when | they are written in such a way that makes them likely to achieve their purpose. |