KEY WRITING TERMS
abstract
Relating to an idea or thought; not concrete.
adjective
A word that describes a noun.
adverb
A word that describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause; many adverbs end in -ly.
aesthetic
Having to do with beauty or art.
aesthetically
Related to beauty.
ambiguous modifier
A modifier that could modify either of two words.
antecedent
A noun or noun phrase that is replaced by a pronoun later in the sentence.
argument
A course of reasoning aimed at showing truth or falsehood.
article
A word that identifies a noun or noun phrase as definite (the) or indefinite (a, an).
avant-garde
Art or artists that break the rules and make new ones.
awkward modifier
A modifier that interrupts the flow of a sentence, often separating the sentence's main components.
balance
Being even and steady.
cause and effect
A relationship between one event or action and a second event or action that follows as a result of the first.
cause-and-effect paragraph
A paragraph that explains how or why something happened.