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Phrases Flashcards

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1
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What’s a particle?

A

a word that looks like a preposition but is actually a verb.

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What does FANBOYS stand for?

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for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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What’s an appositive phrase?

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a noun or a noun phrase that renames another noun

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An appositive phrase can…

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  • be right next, before, or after to the modifying noun

- be in the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence

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5
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What’s a participle phrase?

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adjectives describing a noun or pro noun

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When a participle phrase introduces…

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a main clause, separate the two sentences with a comma.

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What’s a preposition?

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a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show time, place, or direction.

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What is a prepositional phrase also known as?

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Participicale phrase

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9
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What can modify nouns?

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adjectives and appositive noun or noun phrase

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10
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What can’t modify nouns?

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VERBS

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11
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Phrase can’t have…

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a subject or a verb

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12
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4 or more words….

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needs a comma

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13
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no commas if…

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the info is essential

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add commas if…

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the info is NOT essential

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15
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essential appositives are also known as…

A

restrictive appositives

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non-essential appositives are also known as

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nonrestrictive appositives

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17
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Clause does have…

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a subject and a verb

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What is a participle phrase made up of?

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the participle, object, and modifiers.

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A participial phrase is a phrase that looks like a verb, but actually functions as…

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an adjective

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20
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What are the two kinds of participles?

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Past and present.

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21
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What does a past participle phrase end with?

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-ed

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What does a present participle phrase end with?

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-ing

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23
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An appositive attaches…

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to an independent clause

24
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What’s the rule for a prepositional phrase?

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Anything you can do to a cloud.

25
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What’s a tone?

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the attitude of a story.

26
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Irony?

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expression of what someone is saying by using humor effect.

27
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Metaphor?

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a word or phrase is added to a thing to exaggerate the possibility

28
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Symbol

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a shape or sign used to represent something

29
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Protagonist

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The main character

30
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exposition

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background of a narrative such as setting, aka introduction

31
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dialogue

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conversation between characters

32
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allusion

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an indirect reference; to mention something without actually mentioning it.

33
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imagery

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using adjectives to describe something so others can picture it

34
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theme

A

an idea or lesson of a story

35
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conflict

A

the problem

36
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setting

A

where it takes place

37
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rising action

A

series of problems that leads to an ultimate problem

38
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climax

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the highest time of problems

39
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simile

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comparing one thing to another to make using like or as

40
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personification

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giving something that’s not a human the abilities of a human

41
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characterization

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a description of features in something

42
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conflict

A

a problem in a story

43
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resolution

A

the solution to the problem

44
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1st person

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using I, me, we, myself

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3rd person

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he, she, her, they, his

46
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hyperbole

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exaggeration in a sentence

47
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foreshadowing

A

giving hints about whats going to happen

48
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plot

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the main things that happen in a story

49
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characters

A

the people in a story

50
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appositive has

A

a subject or a verb

51
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use a comma before a ……. when it joins ….

A

coordinating conjunction; two independent clauses.

52
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use a comma to separate the …. from the ….

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introductory word; independent clause

53
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What should always be in an introductory sentence?

A

a word, phrases, and clauses

54
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Introductory words are

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yes, no, meanwhile, well, please

55
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transitional words are

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however, on the other hand, next, for example, consequently

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