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| 11017997204 | Subject complement | The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it (the predicate nominative) or (2) describing it (the predicate adjective). | 0 | |
| 11017997205 | Subjectivity | a personal presentation of evens and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions | 1 | |
| 11017997206 | subordinate clause | a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause | 2 | |
| 11017997207 | subordinate conjunction | a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause | 3 | |
| 11017997208 | Syllogism | a logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion | 4 | |
| 11017997209 | conventional symbol | symbol that is universally understood: cross, flag, skull and bones | 5 | |
| 11017997210 | literary symbol | The use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas | 6 | |
| 11017997211 | natural symbols | objects and occurrences from nature to symbolize ideas commonly associated with them | 7 | |
| 11017997212 | syncrisis | comparison of diverse or contradictory things | 8 | |
| 11017997213 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 9 | |
| 11017997214 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 10 | |
| 11017997215 | tautology | needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy | 11 | |
| 11017997216 | Theme | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic | 12 | |
| 11017997217 | Thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. | 13 | |
| 11017997218 | Tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. | 14 | |
| 11017997219 | Undertone | An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece. | 15 |
