Verb form 5

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Verb form 5 – VERBAL SECTION GLOSSARY –comparison the discovery of similarities between two or more items or ideascomplex sentence a sentence with at least one dependent and one independent clausecompound sentence a sentence with at least two independent clausesconclusion in critical reasoning, the main claim of an argument (the assertion it aims to prove)conjunctive adverb a word or phrase that often works with a semicolon to connect two independent clauses and show the relationship to one another (e.g., however, therefore, likewise)contraction a word that uses an apostrophe to show that a letter or letters have been omitted (e.g., can’t)contrast the discovery of differences between two or more items or ideascoordinating conjunction one of seven words — and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet — that serve to connect two independent clausesdependent clause a clause that has a subordinating conjunction and expresses an incomplete thoughtdiction word choicedirect object the person or thing that receives the action of the sentenceeffect an event or change created by an actionfragment an incomplete sentence (it may or may not have a subject and predicate)gerund the noun form of a verb, which is created by adding -ing to the verb basehelping verb (auxiliary verb) verbs that help indicate exactly when an action will take place, is taking place, did take place, should take place, might take place, and so on.independent clause a clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand on its ownindirect object the person or thing that receives the direct objectinfinitive the base form of a verb plus the word to (e.g., to go)intransitive verb a verb that does not take an object (the subject performs the action on his-/her-/itself)logical reasonable, based upon reasoning and good common sense, not emotionallogical fallacy a flaw or error in reasoningmain idea the controlling idea of a passagemechanics the rules governing punctuation, capitalization, and spellingmodifier a word or phrase that describes or qualifies a person, place, thing, or actionnon sequitur a logical fallacy in which the connection between a premise and conclusion is unstated; jump- ing to conclusionsorder of importance when ideas are arranged by rank, from most to least important or least to most importantparagraph one or more sentences about one main idea, set off by indenting the first lineparticipial phrase the adjective form of a verb, which is created by adding -ing to the verb basepassive voice when the subject of the sentence is being acted upon (passively receives the action)past participle the verb form expressing what happened in the past, formed by a past-tense helping verb plus the simple past-tense form of the verbphrase a group of words that do not contain both a subject and a predicate (e.g., in the box, will be going)post hoc, ergo propter hoc a logical fallacy that assumes X caused Y just because X preceded Ypredicate the part of the sentence that tells us what the subject is or doespremise a claim given in support of a conclusion in an argument 208 – VERBAL SECTION GLOSSARY –present participle the verb form expressing what is happening now, which is formed by a present-tense helping verb and -ing form of the main verbproper noun a noun that identifies a specific person, place, or thing (e.g., Elm Street)qualifier a word or phrase that limits the scope of a claim (e.g., never, always)red herring a logical fallacy in which the arguer brings in an irrelevant issue to divert the argumentredundancy the unnecessary repetition of words or ideas (e.g., Lana’s mentally out of her mind!)run-on a sentence that has two or more independent clauses without the proper punctuation or connect- ing words (e.g., subordinating conjunction) between themslippery slope a logical fallacy that presents an if/then situation as an absolutestraw man a logical fallacy in which the opponent’s position is distorted, oversimplified, exaggerated, or otherwise misrepresentedstyle the manner in which something is done; in writing, the combination of a writer’s sentence structure and word choicesubject the person, place, or thing that performs the action of the sentencesubjunctive the verb form that indicates something that is wished for or contrary to factsubordinating conjunction a word or phrase that introduces an adverb clause, making the clause depend- ent and showing its relationship to another (usually independent) clause (e.g., because, since, while)superlative the adjective form showing the greatest degree in quality or quantity, which is formed by adding -est (e.g., happiest), most (e.g., most boring), or leastthesis the main idea or theme of a passagetone the mood or attitude conveyed by words or speechtopic sentence a sen ...