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Hydra
(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads
relative pronouns
that; what; who; whom; whose; whoever; whomever; which; how
gorgons
earth-dwellers, dragon like snakey hair, turn people into stone
linking verbs
am; is; are; was; were; be; been; being; have; has; had; do; does; did; may; might; must; would; should; could; will; shall; can; grows; remains; appears; seems; sounds; feels; stays
Furies
who punished sinners on earth
conjunctive adverbs
also; besides; for example; however; in addition; instead; meanwhile; then; consequently; moreover; accordingly; furthermore; nevertheless; otherwise; yet; hence; therefore
Argus
Argus was the hundred-eyed monster killed by Hermes that Hera used to guard Io. Hera used his eyes to decorate the feathers of the peacock. (clint)
Poseidon
Was Zues's brother and God of the seas and earthquakes.
minotaur
a monster who was half man, half bull; young Athenian men and women were sacrificed for this beast in Cretan labyrinth until Theseus killed him(the beast)
Cerberus
(Greek mythology) 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades
Eros
Son of Aphrodite (cupid)
complex_sentence
a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
sphinx
1/2 woman 1/2 lion; tells riddles
Zeus
King of the gods. God of thunder and lightning. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Husband of Hera.
Sirens
lived on an island in the sea; they had enchanting voices that led sailors to their death
Coordinating conjunctions
FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
gray women
3 grey women share 1 eye live in darkness
Zeus
head god
Lorraine Hansberry
Who Wrote Raisin in the sun?
WAISTPUB
acronym for subordinating conjunctions
dependent_clause
a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
subordinating conjunctions
after; although; as; as if; as long as; as though; because; before; if; in order that; provided; since; so that; than; though; till; unless; until; whatever; when; whenever; where; wherever; while
Chimaera
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail
Hecatonchires
The hundred handed and fifty headed. They help Zeus defeat Cronus.
simple_sentence
a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
Compound Sentence
Two main clauses, each with a verb, linked with a conjunction. Eg. "The sun shone and the children played on the beach"
5 steps for identifying sentences
1. read the sentence; 2. find the verb(s); 3. find the subject(s); 4. look for compound sentence clues; 5. look for complex clues.
Cyclopes
one-eyed giants related to the gods
harpies
frighful flying creatures with hooked beaks and claws alwasy left behind a stench, belonged to Zeus, defiled food

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