group 8
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- parallel construction
- from Greek roots meaning "beside oneanother." It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structuralsimilarity. This can involve, but is not limited to, repetition of a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase
- inversion
- The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase
- loose sentence
- A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed bydependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. If a period were placed at the end of the independent clause,the clause would be a complete sentence. A work containing many loose sentences often seems informal, relaxed, orconversational.
- ellipsis
- "..." the deliberate omission of a word or words which are implied by the context
- verb tense shift
- a shift in verb tense
- balanced scentece structure
- A sentence with equal parts to create a rhythm.
- clause
- A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.
- predicate adjective
- one type of subject complement--and adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. It is in the predicate of the sentnece, and modifies or describes the subject. Ex: In the sentence "My boyfriend is tall, dark, and handsome," the group of predicate adj. ("tall, dark, and handsome") describes "boyfriend."
- interjection
- word that expresses emotion and is not related grammatically to other words in the sentence. Examples: oh, wow, well
- person shift
- a change is who is talking like first second, or third person (point of view) or who is being spoken to or about
- epigramatic expressions
- Adjective- of or like an epigram; terse and ingenious in expression. containing or favoring the use of epigrams.
- syntax
- The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Syntax is similar to diction, but you can
- pedicate nominative
- Second type of subject complement--noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject. It, like the predicate adjective, follows a linking verb and is located in the predicate of the sentnece. Ex: In the sentnece "Abe Lincoln was a man of integrity," the predicate nominativei s "man of integrity," as it renames Abe Lincoln. Occasionally, this term or the term "predicate adjective" appears in a multiple-choice question
- short simple sentence
- contains one independent clause
- subject complement
- The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or
- antecedent
- The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
- dangling participle
- a loose dangnling verb that acts like an adjective
- subordimate clause
- Like all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb (plus any accompanying phrases or
- compound sentence
- A sentence consisting of two or more coordinate independent clauses
- periodic sentence
- The opposite of loose sentence, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. Thisindependent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. The effect of a periodic sentence is to addemphasis and structural variety. It is also a much stronger sentence than the loose sentence.