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english 5.6
english terms 5.6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| appositive | a noun or a pronoun that renames or explains another noun or pronoun |
| appositive phrase | a noun or a pronoun and its modifiers that together rename or explain another noun or pronoun |
| call to action | a passage urging readers to take a specific action in support of the views of the author |
| hook | a surprising or intriguing passage, idea, or image used to grab the reader’s attention, usually at the beginning of a work |
| logical fallacy | false logic caused by an error in reasoning |
| modifier | a word, a phrase, or a clause that describes and modifies, or changes, the meaning of a word |
| noun | a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea |
| pronoun | a word that stands for one or more nouns |
| style | the words the writer chooses and the way the writer arranges the words into sentences |
| thesis statement | the sentence that states the main idea of an essay |
| tone | the attitude of the writer toward the topic or subject |
| transition | a word or phrase that connects ideas |