What is a sentence that contains ONE independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?
100
The rebellion in Scotland and tyranny of Macbeth causes suspicion along with corruption and desertion.
What is subject/verb agreement?
100
He is most famous for his pioneering usage of free verse, however, his detail and understatement are both very prevalent in many of his works, including "Song of Myself" and "The Wound Dresser".
What is run-on?
100
Immolation
What is the destruction or killing of a sacrificial victim, usually by fire?
200
Expound
What is add details, as to an account or idea
200
Anaphora
What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?
200
She will make him live in fear by her tormenting, he will not be able to sleep and he will be cursed.
What is a run-on sentence?
200
Whitman’s use of juxtaposition and personification bring his natural imagery to life and increase the effect they have on the reader.
What is SVA/Pronoun agreement?
200
Circumscribe
What is to draw a circle around; to restrict?
300
Fracas
What is a noisy quarrel or brawl
300
Parataxis
What is the repeated use of independent clauses in a single sentence?
300
Twain’s underlying message is that society is ignorant to the relationships that could be developed without the restrictions of the social status that they created themselves.
What is pronoun/antecedent agreement?
300
Under heavy media attacks for his teams’ poor performances, the question remains whose fault is
the collapse of one of the great sport franchises of the 21st century.
What is misplaced modifier?
300
Levity
What is lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner?
400
Abscond
What is to run off and hide
400
Absolute Phrase
What is a phrase that combines a noun and a participle with any accompanying modifiers or objects?
400
By using this imagery, Whitman's words suggest a more abstract meaning.
What is dangling modifier?
400
Brian Johnson is one of these stellar athletes who have built a life on fantasy football.
What is SVA?
400
Dilatory
What is inclined to waste time and lag behind?
500
Magnanimous
What is generous and understanding and tolerant
500
Cumulative Sentence
What is an independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea.
500
Here he is thinking about the tree and how it is content to be standing alone.
What is faulty parallelism?
500
I couldn’t judge the merits of these arguments as I had virtually no other knowledge of charter school systems and how they fit into the overall educational system.
What is faulty parallelism?
500
Supercilious
What is having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy?