Punctuation
Among other cases, this mark is used to separate an independent clause from a dependent clause.
What is a comma?
This sentence establishes the main idea of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
What is imagery?
A thing.
What is a noun?
This format is commonly used in language and literature classes.
What is MLA style?
Abridges a quotation, often between two passages from the same source.
What is an ellipsis?
Establishes the main idea of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
This one uses "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Describes a thing.
What is an adjective?
Often used for research and social sciences.
What is APA format?
Complements an independent clause with extra detail, such as a list of examples, or expounds on it with another independent clause.
What is a colon?
Bridges one paragraph to the next.
What is a transition sentence?
Repeated vowel sounds for effect. Famously, "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain."
What is assonance?
Relates two things using spatial or temporal logic.
What is a preposition?
What is the Chicago Manual of Style?
Used to indicate when a quotation is adjusted slightly to fit into one's own work.
What is a square bracket?
A combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
A part that represents the whole. "Nice wheels!"
What is synecdoche?
This noun is evolved from an ongoing verb.
What is a gerund?
Considered the gold standard in media and journalism.
What is Associated Press (AP) style?
Signals the end of a paragraph and the beginning of a new one.
What is a pilcrow?
This type of sentence is only a single word.
What is a holophrastic sentence?
This device is an intentional mismatch contrasting two concepts in a shared phrase, often for humor.
Ex: "They covered themselves with dust and glory." -Mark Twain
What is syllepsis / zeugma?
This part of speech captures a sensory experience. (Not just onomatopoeia - also sight, texture, taste!)
What is an ideophone / expressive?
Somewhat misleading, the style's namesake does not actually organize guidelines related to it. It is popular in parts of Europe.
What is Harvard style?