Ch 12

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Content vs. Function

Ved Elizabeth O'Sullivan

Essay sound machine

Ved Alec Richardson

Comparative and Superlatives three dimensions

Ved Angélica Osorio Castillo

Writing an Essay

Ved naureen virani

McCuen-Metherell, Jo Ray, and Winker Anthony C. (2006, 2010,2013) Reading for Writers (14th Edition) Boston, MA: Student edition

Kimmy Hughes Krystal Scavo Max Leicht

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Chapter 12: Definition

To define a complex term properly, you may need to practice a combination of techniques: You may have to cite examples, analyze etymology, and/or provide a lexical definition.

Clarify your definition by stating what the word is not or does not mean.

Begin your definition by saying what a term means.

Expand your definition with examples.

Expand your definition, if necessary, with an etymological analysis of the term.

Definition means spelling out exactly what a word or phrase means.

Definitions are especially useful, then, if your essay hinges on one of these disputed abstractions. (ex. love)