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1
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What is the open adjective?

A

starting a sentence with an adjective

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2
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A hint about opening adjectives?

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a comma will follow an opening adjective

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3
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What is the delayed adjective?

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adjective in the middle or end of a sentence

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4
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How can you tell a delayed adjective?

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middle adjective - set off by two commas

end adjective - set off by one

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5
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What is the opening adverb?

A

adverb used to begin a sentence

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6
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how to tell an opening adverb

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set off by a comma

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7
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what is the delayed adverb

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an adverb placed at the middle or end of the sentence

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8
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how to tell a delayed adverb

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set off by one or two commas

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9
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What is the absolute phrase?

A

noun participle

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10
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How can you find an absolute phrase

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if was or were is inserted, it sounds like a sentence

absolute often begins with a possessive pronoun

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11
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What is the appositive phrase

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a noun or a noun phrase that renames a noun that is right beside it

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12
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how to identify an appositive phrase

A

usually started with an article

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13
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What is the prepositional phrase?

A

position words

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14
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key to prepositional phrases

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it can be removed and the main idea would stand

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15
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what is the participial phrase

A

look like verbs but function like adjectives

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16
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two forms of partiples

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past - ed

present - ing

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17
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key to participles

A

describe

can be removed

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what is the gerund phrase

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looks like a verb but functions like a noun

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19
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how does a gerund function

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subject, direct object, object of the preposition, predicate noun, appositive

20
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what is the infinitive phrase

A

to verb

21
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How does the Bible do literature?

A 
has different types
Babel
Word became flesh
God spoke to create
God created us to create through writing
22
Q

Why study American literature?

A

gain wisdom
understand cultural heritage
broaden perspective - how the world has changed
learn to express ourselves better

23
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why write American literature?

A

writers can see the wrong to fix it
art - creating worlds
see the author’s world

24
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periods of history

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rationalism
romanticism
transcendentalism
realism
modernism
25
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rationalism

A

logic

26
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romanticism

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emotional

27
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transcendental

A

go above this world to find a greater truth

28
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realism

A

gritty life

29
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modernism

A

skepticism

30
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history of studying English in 11th grade

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1828 - first college American lit

1950s - high schools were doing American lit alongside american history

31
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more or less lit than 1940s

A

more

nothing else to do

32
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more or less lit 1960s

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less

TV

33
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more or less lit 80s

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more - push for lit

34
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more or less lit 00s

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more resources and variety

35
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What is a clause

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has subject and verb

36
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what is a phrase

A

does not have subject verb

37
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G GPH

A

GERUND

38
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INF

A

INFINITIVE

39
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OADJ

A

OPEN ADJECTIVE

40
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DADJ

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DELAYED ADJECTIVE

41
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OADV

A

OPENING ADVERB

42
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DADV

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DELAYED ADVERB

43
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AB

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ABSOLUTE PHRASE

44
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AP

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APPOSITIVE PHRASE

45
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PREP

A

PREPOSITIONAL

46
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P PPH

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PARTICIPIAL

47
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what are the 10 tools?

A 
open adjective
delayed adjective
opening adverb
delayed adverb
absolute phrase
appositive phrase
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase

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