| A | B |
| syllabication patterns | to find patterns in the way words are formed or divided |
| morphology | the study of the structure and form of words |
| text purpose | what the author of a text is trying to accomplish |
| prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form |
| discussion | the action or process of talking about something |
| paraphrase | to put it in your own words |
| recount | to relate in detail |
| descriptive details | details that are very specific in describing something or someone |
| understandable pace | a speed that is appropriate for understanding; clear words |
| formal English | the most widely accepted and understood form of expression in English in the United States |
| informal discourse | dayto- day conversation, not formal |
| complete sentence | a group of words representing a complete thought and containing a subject and predicate |
| speaker | a person who speaks |