1 Dialects: Local characteristics of speech
2 Paragraph: Group of sentences
3 Acronym: The letters of an abbreviation used as a word
4 Sentence: Group of words expressing a complete thought
5 Research: Gathering unfamiliar information
6 Noah Webster: Introduced the first United States dictionary
7 First, next, then: Common transitional expressions
8 Etymology: The study of word histories
9 Fragment: Part of a sentence
10 Brainstorming: Generating ideas
11 Composition: Story or tale
12 Anecdote: A short and amusing or interesting story
13 Run-on: Two or more sentences incorrectly combined by the excessive use of "and" and "so".