General Knowledge Test (reading)

One sentence tacked on another without making a sentence. Both are important.

The relationship between sentences shows the placement of objects relative to each other

Statements that must be supported in order to be excepted, such as beliefs, values, judgments.

Connection is one of similarity or difference.

Defines the focus a writer assumes in relation to the given

Your viewpoint, or opinion, about the subject

A list of the main points of the thesis that will be used as topics for each paragraph

Relates directly to the topic prompt but expresses the specific area you have chosen

Verifiable statements that report what has happened or what exists

An educated guess based on given facts and premises

Verb tenses indicate the time of an action or state of being: the past, present, or future

An opinion, feeling or influence that strongly favors one side of an argument

The authors attitude towards the subject matter

One sentence restates the point of another but in different terms.

One sentence works to make another more concrete or specific.