Check for veracity in the following sentences. Refer to the underlined words and correct the erroneous ones.

_______________1. Taking a strong stand about a position the writer argues about is the expressive function of the thesis statement.

_______________2. Infinitive refers to the balance within the words in clauses that have the same grammatical structure.

_______________3. A thesis statement is ideally found at the conclusion of the essay.

_______________4. A précis gives a bird's eye view of a literary or informational item.

_______________5. Plagiarizing means writing the original text in one's words without losing the main idea contained in the text.

_______________6. Translational devices are words or phrases that help carry a thought from one sentence to another, or from one paragraph to another.

_______________7. Description clue is a type of context clue that relies on the reader's knowledge of prefixes, roots, and suffixes

_______________8. Synonym clue is a type of context clue signaled by words such as "although," "however," and "but". 

 

From the given, the sentences below have erroneous underlined words.

1. Taking a strong stand about a position the writer argues about is the expressive function of the thesis statement.

2. Infinitive refers to the balance within the words in clauses that have the same grammatical structure.

3. A thesis statement is ideally found at the conclusion of the essay.

5. Plagiarizing means writing the original text in one's words without losing the main idea contained in the text.

6. Translational devices are words or phrases that help carry a thought from one sentence to another, or from one paragraph to another.

7. Description clue is a type of context clue that relies on the reader's knowledge of prefixes, roots, and suffixes

8. Synonym clue is a type of context clue signaled by words such as "although," "however," and "but". 

Step-by-step explanation

The erroneous words are corrected respectively as replaced by the highlighted words.

1. Taking a strong stand about a position the writer argues about is the persuasive function of the thesis statement.

2.Parallelism refers to the balance within the words in clauses that have the same grammatical structure.

3. A thesis statement is ideally found at the introduction of the essay.

5. Paraphrasing means writing the original text in one's words without losing the main idea contained in the text.

6. Transitional devices are words or phrases that help carry a thought from one sentence to another, or from one paragraph to another.

7. Structure clue is a type of context clue that relies on the reader's knowledge of prefixes, roots, and suffixes

8. Antonym clue is a type of context clue signaled by words such as "although," "however," and "but".