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| A type of category of literature or film marked by certain shared features or conventions. The three broadest categories of genre include poetry, drama, and fiction. Literary/fiction genres: fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, traditional tales, mystery, and more. |
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| A fantasy and a traditional tale. |
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| The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing. |
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| What is the audience for TOFK? |
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| Something (a need or desire) that causes a person to act. Why a character does what he does. |
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| What is the major conflict in TOFK? |
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1. Wart is not a proper son of Sir Ector and therefore can not be a knight
2. The other conflict is Wart trying to decide which is more important: Strength or Intellegence |
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| What is a nonrestrictive appositive phrase and give an example. |
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An adjective clause set off from the main clause by commas is said to be nonrestrictive. Here's an example:
Old Professor Legree, who dresses like a teenager, is going through his second childhood.
This who clause is nonrestrictive because the information in the clause doesn't restrict or limit the noun it modifies (Old Professor Legree). The commas signify that the adjective clause provides added, not essential, information. |
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| Explain the difference between a restrictive and nonrestrictive appositive. |
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Nonrestrictive: An adjective clause that can be omitted from a sentence without affecting the basic meaning of the sentence should be set off by commas.
Restrictive: An adjective clause that cannot be omitted from a sentence without affecting the basic meaning of the sentence should not be set off by commas. |
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Restrictive or nonrestrictive appositive?
Students who have young children are invited to use the free daycare center. |
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| restrictive because you HAVE to have the "who have young children" phrase to have the sentence be accurate. |
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Restrictive or nonrestrictive?
I left my son at the campus daycare center, which is free to all full-time students. |
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| Nonrestrictive, because if you deleted everything after the comma, you'd still be making your main point. |
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Restrictive or nonrestrictive?
John Wayne, who appeared in over 200 movies, was the biggest box-office attraction of his time. |
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| Nonrestrictive. If you deleted what's in between the commas, the sentence is still accurate and the main point still stands. |
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Restrictive or nonrestrictive?
I refuse to live in any house that Jack built. (that jack built) |
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| restrictive. if you take out the "that Jack built," it changes the meaning of the sentence. |
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| What is the difference between a transitive and intransitive verb? |
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| A transitive verb, used with a direct object, transmits action to an object and may also have an indirect object, which indicates to or for whom the action is done. In contrast, an intransitive verb never takes an object. |
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| A transitive verb takes a direct object; that is, the verb _________________. Give two examples. |
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transmits action TO AN OBJECT.
He sent the letter. ( letter = direct object of sent)
She gave the lecture. ( lecture = direct object of gave) |
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| A past participle ends in -ed or -en and it has two functions. They are... |
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1) adjective
EX: This car is heated. (Verb: "is"; Adjective "heated")
EX: We had a heated argument. (Adjective "heated")
As an adjective, the past participle occurs after the verb BE (is, am, was, were, been) or it modifies a noun.
2) part of a verb
EX: The stove has heated the room. (Verb: "has"; Part of a verb: "heated")
As a part of a verb, the past participle occurs with the verb HAVE (have, has, had). |
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| Past tense refers to a... |
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...verb. (Please note that, past participles are not verbs.)
EX: The stove heated the room.
In the example above, the word 'heated' doesn't do the following things:
It doesn't occur with BE (is, am, was, were, been)
It doesn't occur with HAVE (have, has, have)
It doesn't modify a noun (argument)
"heated" functions all by itself. It's a verb, and the -ed ending tells us it's a past tense verb. |
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