Conditionals:  (of as entence, clause, mood, or word) involving or expressing a condition, as the first clause in the sentence. Example: "If it rains, he won't go." conditionals

Gerunds: Form of a verb when functioning as a noun. "Shooting paintballs is not an art form"- Bart Simpson. gerunds

Modals: Noting or pertaining to a mood.Example: can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, and would modals

Prepositions: Any member of a class of words that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives. They typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship. Examples: as in, on, by, to, since.  prepositions

Claim: to state a fact; to demand as a right; or to demand the recognition of. Example: She claimed that he was telling the truth. claim

Clarify: to make clear; to remove solid matter from an object; to free from a confused state. Example: The nap clarified my thought process. clarify

Class: grouping people into catogories because of similarities; a group of students. Example: This class of objects is used in your daily living.  class

Clue: guidance or direction towards the solution of something. Example: Its black and white and read all over. Answer: Newspaper clue

Deduce: To come abut a conclusion based on known knowledge or assumption. Example: The baby is four months old, therefore, I have more knowledge than it.  deduce

Defend: To somehow stop attack; to be in favor of something or someone; to stand up for. Example: A persuasive essay defends something; and with a purpose. defend

Authentic: Not fake; verified; accepted because of evidence. Exmaple: This antique lamp is authentic because it has paperwork stating so. authentic

Abstract: Apart from reality; theoretical; hard to understand. Example: Picasso painting are abstract. abstract

Genre: a class or catagory; paintings that contain everyday life; a style. Example: That genre of music called alternative rock is my favorite. genre

Format: The shape and size of a book determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded; the physical appearance of a book; the type of something; to plan a format. Example: The format of the show was well exacuted.  format

Imply: to indicate somet4hing without out write saying it; to signify; to mean something; to enfold. Example: "Text me," said Marley. Obviously he already implied that they had his number, or they would have asked for it.

Brief: Taking/ lasting a short duration of time; using a few words; abrupt. Example: I went for a brief walk; A breif report on the weather this morning informed me it was goingto be sunny.   brief

Domain: a field of action; a territory governed by the government or a specific person;a region characterized by a certain feature. Example: The domain of science; I entered the domain of the palm trees. domain

Derive: to obtain from a source or an origin; to trace from a source or origin; deduce; infer; to produce or obtain one substance from another. Example: It may derive from “juke house,” a slang reference to bawdy house, where music was not unknown; If we're lucky, we may derive one great benefit from this horrible experience.  derive

Depict: To represent with a painting, portrait, etc.; to represent with words; delineate. Example: The illustrations depict artifacts, ceremonies, paintings and people; Meanwhile, we depict aliens doing really weird stuff.  depict

Crucial: being extremely important; severe; trying; the form of a cross or cross- shaped. Example: It was crucial that I walk my sisters children home tomorrow. crucial

Criteria: a judgement or critism; a rule or rubric for evalutaing or testing out something. Example: The criteria for the assigment was posted on myalternativehigh.com. criteria

 

 Foreshadow: to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure. Example: Political upheavals foreshadowed war. foreshadow