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what is the difference between a clause and a phrase
clauses have a subject and a verb
what type of clause begins with a subordinating conjunction
dependent
what are the four main clause combos
ICDC
DC, IC
IC; IC
IC, cc IC
what is a run on
two independent clauses without the proper punctuation or conjunctions
ICIC or IC,IC
what does a prepositional phrase show
relationship between two things in time or space
ex: Ont he desk, during class, after school
what is an appositive
gives another name to a noun
ex: Ms. Noli, the best teacher in the school, was their favorite.
what is a participial phrase
begins with a participle and has modifiers and nouns
where do participles come from
verbs that act like adjectives
are ing words verbs
no
name coordinating conjunctions
for, and, nor, but , or, yet, so
name subordinating conjunctions
after, although, as, when, while, until, unless, before, because, if, since
who do you identify how many clauses there are in a sentence
figure out the amount of subject verb pairs
what are the three types of phrases
prepositional, appositive, participial
when do you need a comma between adjectives
if you can place and between them
what are different types of introductory elements
noun of direct address, transition word, common expression, introductory adverbs
alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word
antihesis
when opposing ideas are posed against each other to create contrast
allusion
an indirect reference to a well known historical or literary event or figure
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
metaphor
a comparison that does not use like or as
oxymoron
when two opposite words are put together to at create a condradiction
parallelism
when an author uses a repetitive grammatical pattern to create emphasis
repetition
when the author repeats a word or phrase to create meaning
rhetorical question
when an author poses a question that is not meant to be answered
