Authors Purpose and Craft

A group of words with a subject and a verb that modifies the main independent clause to which it is joined; also called a subordinate clause.

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

• Coordinating Clause

• Relative Clause

Picture or other image within a text.

• Graphic Feature

• Text Element

• Visual Aid

• Illustrative Component

conjunctive adverbs

• Transition words used to connect independent clauses or sentences by showing the relationship between them.

• Words that can link two independent clauses together without any additional words.

• Words that only connect dependent clauses to independent clauses.

• Phrases that are used to introduce new topics in a sentence.

A group of words containing a subject and a verb that can stand alone as a complete sentence; also called a main clause.

• Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause

• Subordinate Clause

• Compound Sentence

The way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text.

• Text Structure

• Text Format

• Text Arrangement

• Text Design

A conjunction that introduces a dependent clause and connects it to an independent clause, showing the relationship between two ideas in a sentence.

• Coordinating Conjunction

• Subordinating Conjunction

• Correlative Conjunction

• Conjunctive Adverb

Words or phrases that help sustain a thought or idea through the writing, linking sentences and paragraphs together smoothly.

• Transitional Words/Phrases

• Descriptive Words

• Conjunctions

• Adjectives

A stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling.

• Drafting

• Editing

• Publishing

• Brainstorming

A clause containing a subject and a verb that modifies a main or independent clause but cannot stand alone; also called a dependent clause.

• Subordinate Clause

• Independent Clause

• Coordinating Clause

• Relative Clause

An incorrect sentence structure that occurs when a sentence is incomplete because it is missing a subject or a predicate.

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Comma splice

• Complete sentence