3 week Flashcards
What is the open adjective?
starting a sentence with an adjective
A hint about opening adjectives?
a comma will follow an opening adjective
What is the delayed adjective?
adjective in the middle or end of a sentence
How can you tell a delayed adjective?
middle adjective - set off by two commas
end adjective - set off by one
What is the opening adverb?
adverb used to begin a sentence
how to tell an opening adverb
set off by a comma
what is the delayed adverb
an adverb placed at the middle or end of the sentence
how to tell a delayed adverb
set off by one or two commas
What is the absolute phrase?
noun participle
How can you find an absolute phrase
if was or were is inserted, it sounds like a sentence
absolute often begins with a possessive pronoun
What is the appositive phrase
a noun or a noun phrase that renames a noun that is right beside it
how to identify an appositive phrase
usually started with an article
What is the prepositional phrase?
position words
key to prepositional phrases
it can be removed and the main idea would stand
what is the participial phrase
look like verbs but function like adjectives
two forms of partiples
past - ed
present - ing
key to participles
describe
can be removed
what is the gerund phrase
looks like a verb but functions like a noun
how does a gerund function
subject, direct object, object of the preposition, predicate noun, appositive
what is the infinitive phrase
to verb
How does the Bible do literature?
has different types Babel Word became flesh God spoke to create God created us to create through writing
Why study American literature?
gain wisdom
understand cultural heritage
broaden perspective - how the world has changed
learn to express ourselves better
why write American literature?
writers can see the wrong to fix it
art - creating worlds
see the author’s world
periods of history
rationalism romanticism transcendentalism realism modernism
