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| Person, place, thing, or idea |
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| a group of words which does not contain a verb |
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| prepositional, appositive, verbal |
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| phrase that has a preposition, its object (a noun) and modifier |
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| noun/pronoun that identifies or renames a noun/pronoun |
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| verbal phrase (definition) |
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| verb acting as another part of speech |
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| verb form functioning as adjective |
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| verb for beginning with "to" plus its modifiers and compliments |
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| verb for that ends in -ing and functions as a noun |
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| a group of words that contains a subject and a verb |
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| a complete thought which can stand on its own |
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| cannot stand alone as a sentence |
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| sentence including a subject and predicate |
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| sentence containing two independent clauses joined by conjunction or semi-colon |
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| sentence containing one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses |
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| sentence containing two or more independent clauses and one dependent clause |
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| sentence that makes a statement |
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| sentence that gives a command |
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| sentence that makes an exclamation |
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| sentence that asks a question |
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| sentence that asks a question without needing an answer or the answer is obvious |
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| sentence with subject prior to the predicate |
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| predicate comes before subject |
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| expresses subject at/near beginning and adds modifying elements |
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| expresses subject closer to the period |
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| sentence with dashes used to set apart subordinate elements |
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| sentence with structural similarity so that elements of equal importance have equal development |
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| sentence constructed to emphasize similarity/difference between two parts |
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| grammatically similar construction --> rhythm and emphasis |
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| triple item of equal and parallel length |
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| two ideas which are directly opposed presented in a grammatically similar way for balance |
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| purposeful placement of things side-by-side |
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| statement that seems self-contradictory but may contain an underlying truth. |
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| juxtaposes two opposite or contradictory words --> emphasis (and dramatic paradox? can't read my own writing) |
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| series of items in a meaningful sequence |
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| Rhythmic passage from one sentence to the next |
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| omission of one or more words for conciseness and drama |
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| omission of conjuction before the last item in a series |
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| placing side-by-side of nouns for clarification |
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| a word, clause, or phrase inserted as an afterthought or explanation |
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| inserting extra conjunctions in a sentence |
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| repetition of initial word or phrase in a series of clauses or phrases |
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| purposeful repetition of the end word or phrase in a series of clauses or phrases |
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| the concluding word of a sentence or clause becomes the first word of the next sentence or clause |
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| opening and closing a sentencec with the same word or phrase |
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| repeating words in reverse order for surprise and emphasis |
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| similar to antimetabole, but reverses grammatical elements rather than just words |
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| the arrangement of words into sentences used by the author to convey tone, purpose, or effect |
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