english (finals)

• Formal Sentence Definition


  It is a form of definition that follows a specific order or formulation of ideas that will provide informative details about the unknown word
• Formal Definitions 


  adhere to its basic components to create a well form related information, details, and meanings of the term
• parts of a formal definition

  • species
  • Verb
  • genus
  • Differentia
• alliteration


  Is a literary device, repeating, beginning letters sound in quick succession
• personification


  Is a figure of speech that attaches human traits and characteristics to an inanimate object
• oxymoron


  is a literary device that uses contradictory and contrasting concepts plays together in a manner ends up making sense
• paradox


  is a literary device that contradicts itself yet hold significant value on several levels
• Analogy


  Is a literary device that establishes a relationship based on similarities between two concepts
• Basic guidelines to follow when writing a definition

  • Just the (dictionary) facts
  • Avoid complicated terms
  • Avoid specific terms
  • Avoid circularity
  • Make it simple
• Just the (dictionary) facts – a definition should contain the information about the word and what the word refers to, do not include usage notes, and get to the point
• avoid complicated terms – avoid terms that are more complicated or more technical than the term being defined because the purpose of this is to clarify meaning
• avoid specific terms – use conventional English words in explanations whenever possible, the more widespread a term is, the more users will benefit
• avoid circularity – it is not good to define a word with the same word in the definition that use different terms
• make it simple – write with simple grammatical structures rather than a complex ones and place key terms and short explanations near the start of the definition
• simple sentence 


  contains a subject and a verb, and may also have an object and modifiers
• parts of research report

  • Writing the introduction
  • Writing the body
  • Writing the conclusion
• research report


  Is a condensed form or a brief description of the research word done by the researcher
• research report


  It involves several steps to present the report in the form of thesis or dissertation
• Research report


  It also refers to a completed study that reports an investigation or exploration of a problem, identifies questions to be addressed, and includes data collected, analyzed and interpreted by the researcher
• brief background


  Provide an overview of the scope of the research
• essential parts of the introduction

  • Brief background
  • Objectives of the study
  • Significance of the study
  • Literature review
• objectives of the study


  Articulate what you intend to find out or achieve in the study
• significance of the study


  Discuss the relevance of the study to your intended audience
• literature review


  Discuss previous studies done on the chosen topic
• introduction


  Serves the purpose of leading the reader from the general subject area to a particular field of research
• writing the introduction


  You also have to think of Kachi devices or hooks that would get the interest of your readers. This can be done through the use of questions a direct quotation, a startling fact or vivid description
• Body


  Contains the substantial amount of information that needs to be clearly and accurately, presented and analyze
• conclusion


  Is important in bringing home the highlight of the research paper. allows readers to take on a new perspective about the thesis
• Introduction, methods, results and discussion (IMRAD)


  The basic structure of a typical research paper