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25 Cards in this Set
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syntax
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ordering of words in the sentence
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phrase
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a group of related words that lacks either a subject, a predicate, or both
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verbal phrase
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verb forms used as a noun
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prepositional phrase
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group of words beginning with a preposition
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appositive phrase
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a group of words containing the past or past participle tense of a verb in apposition to a noun
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i put on the dress, the yellow, floral one, and then i went to the store.
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absolute phrase
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a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate but is incomplete as a sentence
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subordinate clause
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a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate but is incomplete as a sentence
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independent clause
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a gramamatically complete sentence
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imperative sentence
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gives a command
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exclamatory
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shows emotion
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YOU ARE SO STUPID!
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interrogative
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asks a question
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rhetorical
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a question asked to induce thought and provide emphasis rather than evoke an answer
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basic sentence
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one in which the parts of speech are in order: a subject, verb, and modifiers
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inverted sentence
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verb, subject, modifiers order
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loose sentence
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modifiers throughout-- main clause suspense; slows the reader; explanatory information precedes the main point
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interrupted sentence
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non-essential information addd in the middle of sentence set off with dashes
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as we were walking, we saw a bird--a rather ugly bird-- and it shat on his trousers.
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parallel
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similar ideas expressed in similar grammatical forms (words with words, phrases with phrases, clauses with clauses)
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balanced sentence
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two parallel elements are set off against each other; both parts have the same form grammatically
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simple sentence
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one independent clause; use for emphasis and clarity
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compound
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two or more independent clauses; use for clarifying relationships and connection elements of equal importance
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complex sentence
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one or more dependent clauses joined to one independent clause; use to show subordinate relationships
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compound-complex
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one or more dependent clauses and two or more independent clauses; use to show subordinate relationships
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antithesis
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a figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or structure
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juxtaposition
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to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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oxymoron
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a rhetorical device in which contradictory terms are combined as in "deafening silence"
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terribly wonderful
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