Kevin’s Card about Grammar 3 Flashcards

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Prepositional Phrase Definition

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A group of words that begins with a preposition (such as above, beyond, beside, up), ends with a noun or a pronoun, and is used as an adjective or adverb

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What are the 2 types of prepositional phrases

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Adjective phrase and Adverb phrase

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Adjective Phrase Definition

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A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun

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Adverb Phrase Definition

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A prepositional phrase that is used mainly to modify a verb

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Is an appositive phrase a prepositional phrase

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No

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Appositive Phrase Definition

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A noun or pronoun that identifies or explains another noun or pronoun in a sentence

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Infinitive Definition

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Verb form that usually begins with to; used as a noun, adjective, or adverb

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Infinitive Phrase Definition

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An infinitive with its modifiers and complements working together as a noun, adjective, or adverb

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Participle Phrase Definition

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A participle joined with related words

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Participle Definition

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A verb form that is used as an adjective

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Verbal Definition

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A form of a verb that is used as another part of speech

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Spatial Order Definition

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Organizational pattern in which details are arranged according to place

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Order of Importance Definition

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Organizational pattern in which details are presented from least important to most important or from most to least

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Logical Order Definition

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Organizational pattern in which details are grouped together such as in comparison and contrast, where the similarities are grouped together

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Clarity Definition

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When writing has clarity, the author has taken care to a make it readable by using appropriate vocabulary and grammatically correct sentences. Clear writing is direct to the point

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Unity Definition

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Unity is when all of an essay’s paragraphs help support the thesis

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Development Definition

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Development isn’t present if questions are still to be answered and goes with clarity

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Coherence Definition

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Coherence refers to a smooth flow of ideas in paragraph that can be easily understood by the reader and is connected with unity

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What are the 3 main types of irony in literature

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Situational, Dramatic, and Verbal Irony

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Situational Irony Definition

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The term situational irony can be applied to moments in which what is expected to happen and what actually happens are very different

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Dramatic Irony Definition

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Dramatic irony occurs when readers or viewers know more about the events in the story than the characters living through them. It results in audiences having a better, fuller understanding of character’s words and actions than the characters themselves

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Verbal Irony Definition

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Verbal irony refers to the contradiction between what is said and what is meant. Verbal irony is often used to inject humor or poke at a situation (sarcasm)

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Why do writers use Situational Irony

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Writers use situational irony because by surprising the reader and subverting their expectations, situational irony can force readers to examine ideas and attitudes they might take for granted

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Where is Dramatic Irony typically found

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In texts, plays, and movies

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Dramatic Irony allows readers to do what
Allows readers and audiences to fully grasp the problems characters face and the meanings of texts and films. It can build our sympathy or our antipathy for characters
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Phrase Traits
- A phrase adds additional information to a sentence, making the sentence more details, interesting, or clear - A phrase cannot stand alone as a sentence - A phrase can contain either a noun or a verb, but not both
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Clause Traits
- A clause is a group of words with both a subject and predicate - A clause can sometimes stand alone as a sentence - A clause is often part of a larger sentence
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Independent Clause Traits
- They express a complete thought | - They can stand on their own as sentences
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Subordinate Clause Traits
- They don’t express a complete thought | - They must be connected to an independant clause
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What type of clause is an adverb clause
Subordinate Clause
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What are examples of Subordinating Conjunctions
After, as if, as soon as, before, however, since, so that, unless, when, and while
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Allusion Definition
A reference to a familiar literary or historical person or event, used to make an idea more easily understood
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What type of clause is an adjective clause
Subordinate Clause
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Adjective Clause Definition
Subordinate clauses that modify noun and pronouns and begin with a relative pronoun
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Relative Pronoun Examples
Who, whom, whose, which, or that
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Complex Sentence Definition
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one subordinate clause
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Complex Compound Sentence Definition
A Compound Complex Sentence contains at least 2 independent clauses and 1 or more subordinating clauses
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Drama is written to be what
Acted out
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The resolution is apart of what
The falling action
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The language, organization, and structure of the story all help build what
The final ironic ending