Main Glossary
The main glossary presents defintions of a list of terms which are usually used in written expression
Audience | ||
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The audience in writing is the intended readers of a particular piece of writing. | ||
Drafting | ||
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Drafting is the second stage of writing process where the writers put ideas generated during the prewriting stage into complete sentences. | ||
Editing | ||
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Editing is the correction of mechanical features of writing such as punctuation, spelling and capitalization. | ||
Expository writing | ||
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Expository writing is writing which gives information, clarifies a process, or expalains why and how. | ||
Narrative writing | ||
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Narrative writing is writing which tells personal or fictional experience based on real, or imagined events. | ||
Pre-writing | ||
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pre-writing stage is the initiale writing stage in which writers produce ideas, and gather information. | ||
Supporting details | ||
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Specific details, information, examples, anecdotes, facts, etc... which are added to a paragraph to develop its main idea. | ||
Topic | ||
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The subject matter with which the writer is working in a particular piece of writing. | ||
Transitional words | ||
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Words and phrases used to arrange and signal movement of ideas. For example, next to, however, in addition, consequently, nevertheless, on the other hands etc... | ||
