English Language and Composition
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| 270027678 | Basic Sentence | parts of speech are in order: subject, verb and modifiers | |
| 270027679 | apposition | noun/noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both having the same syntactic relation | |
| 270027680 | inverted sentence | verb, subject, modifiers order | |
| 270027681 | parenthesis | allows an entire clause to be added but is unnecessary, gives supporting but unrelated info | |
| 270027682 | compound-complex sentence | 1+ dependent clauses and 2+ independent clauses; used to express complicated relationships | |
| 270027683 | isolated | standing alone; solitary | |
| 270027684 | omission | leaving out | |
| 270027685 | polysyndeton | use of "and" to separate each member of a compound construction, especially in a series | |
| 270027686 | compound | 2+ independent clauses | |
| 270027687 | juxtaposition | to place side by side, especially for comparing and contrasting | |
| 270027688 | chiasmus | rhetorical inversion of the 2nd of 2 parallel structures | |
| 270027689 | subordinate clause | incomplete sentence...has a noun and verb but doesn't state a complete thought...an independent clause with a subordinator in front..ex: since grandpa knew the man | |
| 270027690 | independent clause | doesn't need anything else to be correct grammatically, expresses a complete thought | |
| 270027691 | declarative sentence | makes a statement | |
| 270027692 | imperative sentence | gives a command | |
| 270027693 | verbal phrase | verb forms used as a noun | |
| 270027694 | loose sentence | modifiers throughout-main clause comes at the beginning of the sentence | |
| 270027695 | periodic | modifiers, subject, verb, creates suspense | |
| 270027696 | interrupted sentence | non-essential info added in the middle of a sentence set off with dashes | |
| 270027697 | oxymoron | rhetorical device in which contradictory terms are combined ex "deafening silence" | |
| 270027698 | asyndeton | omission on conjunctions | |
| 270027699 | anastrophe | inversion of the usual, normal or logical order of the parts of a sentence(like Yoda) | |
| 270027700 | parallel | similar ideas expressed in similar grammatical forms | |
| 270027701 | balanced sentence | 2 parallel elements are set off against each other, both parts have the same form grammatically | |
| 270027702 | simple sentence | 1 independent clause | |
| 270027703 | appositive phrase | group of words that renames a noun | |
| 270027704 | ellipsis | omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessarily for understanding | |
| 270027705 | absolute phrase | group of words containing the past or past participle tense of a verb in apposition to a noun | |
| 270027706 | exclamatory | shows emotion | |
| 270027707 | interrogative | asks a question | |
| 270027708 | paradox | seemingly contradictory statement that may nevertheless be true | |
| 270027709 | rhetorical | a question asked to induce thought and provide emphasis rather than provoke an answer | |
| 270027710 | syntax | ordering of words in a sentence | |
| 270027711 | parallelism | sentence elements in a series have all the same form and grammatical function; main clause comes first | |
| 270027712 | anaphora | deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses or paragraphs | |
| 270027713 | prepositional phrase | group of words beginning with a preposition | |
| 270027714 | phrase | group of related words that lacks wither a subject, predicate or both | |
| 270027715 | complex sentence | 1+ dependent clauses joined to one independent clause | |
| 270027716 | antithesis | parallel/opposite | |
| 270027717 | epigram | concise, clever often paradoxical statement | |
| 270027718 | listing | ordering in rank by number, importance or size | |
| 270027719 | transition | passage from one subject to another in discourse | |
| 270027720 | parallel structure | structured the same | |
| 270027721 | antecedents | word to which a pronoun refers to | |
| 270027722 | foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | |
| 270027723 | hyperbole | figure of speech were conscious exaggeration is used w/o the intent of literal persuasion | |
| 270027724 | metonymy | characterized by the substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind for the word itself ex crown for king | |
| 270027725 | abstractions | simplifications that omit irrelevant facts and circumstances | |
| 270027726 | metaphor | implied comparison..ex: She is a rose! | |
| 270027727 | personification | attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things | |
| 270027728 | simile | involving a comparison using like or as |
