Secondary 5 English Language Arts Ministerial Examination - Québec key terms

The way a verb phrase presents an event or state in relation to time, such as ongoing, completed or connected with the present.

A conventional combination of words whose natural use is learned in context, rather than created by substituting any dictionary synonym.

Language choices suited to the situation, audience, purpose and relationship, such as a formal request or an informal message to a friend.

A construction linking a condition with a result, whose forms help express real possibilities, imagined situations or unreal past events.

Creating a suitable grammatical word form, such as a noun or adjective, while preserving the meaning required by the complete sentence.

A conclusion reasonably supported by the given text, distinguished from a directly stated detail or an unrelated assumption based on outside knowledge.

The attitude conveyed by wording, structure and other textual choices, which should be explained with evidence rather than guessed from the topic alone.

The voice or figure presenting a narrative, which must be distinguished from the author and from every character's view within the story.

Explicit language links connecting parts of a text, such as reference, connectors, repetition and related vocabulary, distinct from overall logical development.

Language limiting or modifying a claim, such as may, some or inthese circumstances, which should not be removed when interpreting meaning.

Selecting and communicating relevant source meaning for a particular audience and purpose, with adaptation or explanation where needed while preserving essential qualifications.

The central position or claim developed in an argumentative text, which needs support and must remain relevant to the actual task.

A meaningful opposing consideration that an argument addresses with reasons and evidence, rather than a deliberately weak distraction inserted for appearance.

The extent to which a response supplies the relevant requested content for its intended reader, rather than merely using fluent language.

Reconsidering a draft's meaning, organization, register and language so the final text fulfils its purpose more accurately and clearly.

A reasoned position on an issue that a writer develops for a particular audience, with relevant support rather than an unsupported assertion.

The organization of relevant ideas from multiple sources around a purpose or argument, instead of a sequence of unrelated source summaries.

Clear identification of the source of a quotation, distinctive idea or claim, so the reader can distinguish borrowed material from original analysis.

An explanation or argument deliberately developed to communicate and support a position, using the conventions appropriate to the chosen genre and task.

An evidence-based account of meaning developed through analysis of a text, which goes beyond plot retelling without inventing events absent from it.