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Grammar and Rhetorical devices
Mrs. Davis grammar and rhetoric retest
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English
10th Grade
11/09/2006

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Ethos
Definition
The way a writer connects or establishes himself to the audience
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Pathos
Definition
The way the writer makes his audience feel, EMOTION
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Logos
Definition
the way the writer uses factual information
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Allusion
Definition
referance to something of another source
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Anaphora
Definition
Repition of phrases at the begining of sentences
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Chiasmus
Definition
Device where two words are put in the reverse order and becomes the oppisite. ABBA EX. not what your country can do to you, but what you can do for your country.
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Parellelism
Definition
Related ideas expressed in the same grammatical form.
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Appositive Phrase
Definition
renames a noun, a modifier. We, the people.
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Prepositional Phrase
Definition
a phrase consisting of a preposition, its object, which is usually a noun or a pronoun, and any modifiers of the object
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4 levels of Grammar
Definition
the 4 level gramar anaylisis that we do for drills in class. Parts of speech, parts of a sentece, phrases, and clauses
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Antithesis
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Comparing two words of complete opposite.Ex. Black and White
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Inverted Syntax
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to flip a standard sentence. Ex. is a question.
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Adjective clause
Definition
a relative clause that modifies a noun or pronoun
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Independent Clause
Definition
comprised of a subject, a verb and a complete thought.Ex. I wrote my first novel last year.
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Pronouns
Definition
a noun that is used to take the place of a noun, he, she, them, they, her
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Comma Splice
Definition
two independent clauses connected by a comma. should be joined by a ; or period.
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Coordinating
Definition
to make a compound sentence
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Subordinating
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to make a complex sentence
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Dependant Clause
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is comprised of a subject and a verb but an incomplete thought.
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Simple Sentence
Definition
has on independent clause.NO commas separate compound elements in a simple sentence.
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Coordinating Conjunction
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for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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Conjunctive Adjective
Definition
however, therefore, in conclusion, finally
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Compound Sentence
Definition
has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, a conjunction adverb, or a semicolon
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Complex Sentence
Definition
has one dependant clause, joined to a independent clause.
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Compound-Complex Sentence
Definition
has two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.
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