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Figurative Language
Sentence Structure
Appositives
Direct/Indirect Object
Commas
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is when you give human qualities to nonhuman objects.
What is Personification?
100
a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
What is a simple sentence?
100
is an noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
What is an appositive?
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It's a noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb.
What is an direct object?
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a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral.
What is a comma?
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What is the difference between assonance and alliteration?
Assonance is the repetition of the vowel sounds. Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant sounds.
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a sentence with more than one subject or predicate.
What is a compound sentence?
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What's the appositive in the sentence below? My neighbor, Sam bought a new car.
My neighbor
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An indirect object precedes the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done and who is receiving the direct object.
What is an Indirect object?
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My friends and I play softball,but my cousin plays volleyball.
Write a sentence with a comma.
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is an exaggerated statement that's not meant to be taken literally.
What is a Hyperbole?
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a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
What is a Complex Sentence?
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My friend's car, a red classic convertible with buckle seats, is the topic of discussion today.
Write a sentence with an appositive in it.
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Zippy accidentally kicked Maurice in the shin.
Make a sentence with an direct object.
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To join two independent clauses use a comma and a coordinating conjunction. Also to separate list and separate the renaming of something.
What do you use commas for?
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is a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
What is a idiom?
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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
What is a Compound/Complex sentence?
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the worlds oldest and biggest elevator manufacturer
What's the appositive in the sentence? The Otis Elevator Company, the world's oldest and biggest elevator manufacturer, claims that its products carry the equivalent of the world's population every five days.
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Jim built a sandcastle on the beach.
Make a sentence with an indirect object.
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,who is a nurse,
where do you put the commas at? My wife who is a nurse helps people.
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Use a sentence with a metaphor.
The sea is a hungry dog.
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Make a Compound/Complex sentence.
Although I like to go camping, I haven't had time to go lately, and I don't have anybody to go with.
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Sara and Miranda, my school friends, are planning to start a band on their own.
Write a sentence with an appositive in it.
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An object complement follows and modifies or refers to a direct object. It can be a noun or adjective or any word acting as a noun or adjective. A verb complement is a direct or indirect object of a verb.
What is the difference between an indirect and direct object?
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I like softball,cheerleading, and volleyball.
What is a simple sentence using commas?