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53 Cards in this Set
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adj
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modify companions and define qualities of person, place, or thing
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limiting adj
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include articles
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a door, the cellar
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ex of limiting adj
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limiting adj
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include articles, possessive nouns/ pronouns, demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, and numbers
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attributive nouns
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modify other nouns (act like an adj)
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wine bar, hammer time
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ex of attributive noun
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established terms, poetic license, linking verbs
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adjetives precede nouns except:
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attorney general
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an established term where adj follows noun
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he is lusty
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ex where linking verb is wedged btwn noun and adj
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cup of hot coffee
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placement is important example
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descriptive doublers
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slapping on an adjective that repeats the noun or verb, or add adj to a noun with opposite meaning
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free gift, little baby, true facts
new tradition, original copy |
ex of descriptive doublers
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poseurs
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epithets that express a quality regarded as a characteristic.use a strong noun instead
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luau of fruits and fishes not delicious, inviting, attractive food
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ex of posers
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show don't tell
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overabundance of emotional adj that don't convey to the reader the experience
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show don't tell
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don't tell the reader that it is mysterious, make them come to that conclusion on their own
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romantic, plastic, epic, unforgettable, good, bad, important, interesting
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ex of words to avoid in show don't tell
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less and fewer, good and well bad and badly, loss of articles
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sweat the small stuff
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fewer
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when talking about a smaller number of things
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less
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when talking about a smaller quantity of things
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fewer
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i wish to eat blank calories
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less
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i need blank catsup
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less
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refer to degree or extent
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fewer
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countable collectable items
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less
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uncountable or mass nouns
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fewer
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blank burgers
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less
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blank hunger
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fewer
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use with many
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less
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use with much
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adj
adverbs |
good and bad are blank
well and badly are blank |
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nouns
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good and bad modify blank not blank
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the escaping couple
escape couple |
ex of losing articles in headlines
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using empty adjectives that say nothing about what you are buying
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marketing madness
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adverbs
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partner loosely. modify verbs adjectives, adverbs, or sentences
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time, place, manner, degree
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adverbs express: (4)
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immediately now soon
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time adverbs
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here, ther
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place adverbs
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boldly, purposefully
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manner adverbs
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absolutely, very
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degree adverbs
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when, where, how how much
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adverbs answer these questions
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conjunctive adverbs
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hybrids. juxtapose fully formed ideas
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however, thus, neverhtheless
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conjunctive adverbs
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clearly, basically
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ex adverbs that modify an entire sentence
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hopefully
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can modify a verb not just a sentence
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clip those hedges
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omit needless words. don't use adverbs taht just repeat meaning of verb
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screeched loudly, stumbled awkwardly
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clip those hedges
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too too sullied prose
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shun adverbs expressing degree.
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say thrilled instead of quite happy
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ex of too too sullied prose
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authorial laziness
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the habit of piling on the first flabby words taht come to find rather than finding a strong one
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authorial insecurity
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every qualifier whittles away some fraction of trust on part of the reader. don't be kind of bold. be bold
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arguably, basically, certainly, clearly
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too too sullied prose. don't use this pompous fluff
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lets only have eyes for only
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placement is important for thes adverb
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think differetn
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carnal pleasure for adverbs
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