SO's & Du's
What type of word begins a DU #2
Relative pronoun
What three verbs types do we identify when diagramming?
ACTION, LINKING, and HELPING
List the relative pronouns.
Who, whose, whom, which, that
Being verbs
Climax
What follows directly after an SO#6
The noun it modifies
What questions do a direct object answer?
Who? or What?
This, that, these, those
What complements follow a linking verb?
Predicate adjective and predicate nominative
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things without using connective words is called a...
Metaphor
What are DU3's used for?
Dramatic effect
List the coordinating conjunctions
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
List all subordinating conjunctions
when, whenever, where, wherever, while, as, as if, as soon as, as long as, although, even though, since, so that, if, although, because, before, after, until
What complements follow an action verb?
Direct object, indirect object
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people is called...
Dialect
What part of speech begins an SO #5? (must give part of speech name, not examples)
Subordinating conjunction
What is a participle?
A verb form functioning as an adjective
List the nominative pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, you (all), they
What is the indirect object in the sentence, "Instead of asking her neighbor for help, Mrs. Hale asked Mrs. Emmanuel the question that was puzzling her."
Mrs. Emmanuel
A kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human is called...
Personification
When do you place commas around a DU #2?
When the adjective clause is not essential to the meaning of the sentence, you place commas around it.
What is an infinitive (description and function)?
"to" + a verb, functioning as a noun, adjective, or adverb
List the objective pronouns
me, you, him, her, it, us, you (all), them
When do you include a comma with an adverb clause?
When the adverb clause is at the beginning of a sentence, you add a comma. ;)
A long speech in which a character who is usually alone on stage expresses his or her private thoughts or feelings is called a...
Soliloquy