Glossary
acknowledge |
indicate that a piece of information comes from another text |
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active |
the form of the verb used when the person or thing doing the action is the subject of the verb (opp. passive) |
adjective |
a word which modifies a noun, but which is not itself a noun |
adverb |
a word which modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb or a whole sentence |
associated adjective |
the adjective form of a noun, verb or adverb |
bibliographic information |
details related to the texts used in creating a piece of writing |
block quotation |
a quotation which, typically because of its length, is expressed as an indented paragraph |
clause |
a unit of sentence structure which contains a verb, and usually also a subject |
condense |
express an idea in fewer words |
context |
the text that occurs before and after a piece of text |
contradictory |
expressing the opposite idea to something else |
direct quotation |
a piece of text copied verbatim into another text, and enclosed by inverted commas (cf. indirect quotation) |
excerpt |
a short piece taken from a text |
illustrative example |
an example designed to show how a word or phrase is used |
indirect quotation |
a piece of text incorporated into another text through a paraphrase, and not indicated by any punctuation marks (cf. direct quotation) |
integrate |
bring together and blend several things into one |
in-text referencing |
a convention for acknowledging the source of a piece of information |
parenthesis |
a punctuation mark used to insert information into a text |
passive |
the form of the verb used when the person or thing undergoing the action is the subject of the verb (opp. active) |
reference list |
the list of sources used in creating a piece of writing |
summarise |
to express an idea in terms of the main points only |
synonym |
a word which has the same meaning as another word |
synthesise |
to express something new by combining information from different sources |
Definitions by Gavin Austin, Language Training Centre
