idk just lit and comp
compound complex sentence
two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
one independent clause headed by a subordinating conjunctions joined to an independent clause
Compound sentence
two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
Simple sentence
One independent clause
Definition of helping verb
Definition of linking verb
Verbs that express a state of being
Definition of action verb
Verbs that show the action the subject is doing
Types of verbs?
Action, helping, and linking
What is the definition of active voice
describes a sentence where the subject performs the action of the verb
What is the definition of passive voice?
when the subject of a sentence receives the action, rather than performing it
Give me the definition of an onomatopoeia
The use or creation of a word that sounds like what it is describing (Ex : The fireworks died down with one final 'sizzle')
Give me the definition of hyperbole
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally (Ex : I would sell my soul for tickets to the Eras Tour")
Give me the definition of an analogy
comparison between two different things to highlight some form of similarity (Ex : Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic)
Give me the definition of simile
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like or as" or "than" (Ex : Simone Biles moves from bar to bar LIKE a lemur leaping between the trees)
Give me the definition of metaphor
An implied comparison in which something is described as if you thought it were something else (Ex : "Karma is a cat, purring in my lap cause it loves me")
Give me the definition of an idiom
A group of words with figurative, non-literal meaning which can't be deciphered by looking at its individual words (Ex : I'm just pulling your leg!)
Give me the definition of personification
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a phrase or sentence (Ex : babbling, bumbling, band of baboons)
Give me the definition of allusion
A reference to a well known person, event, work, or work of art (Ex : "My Achilles heel" or "like Taylor Swift at the Grammy's")
Give me the definition of symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities