syntax

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syntax

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Question 2

morphology

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the study of forms of words

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diction

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the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

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misplaced modifier

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a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that is appears to modify or refer to an unintended word

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independent clause

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a group of words that contains a subject a verb and expresses a complete thought

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dependent clause

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a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought

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sentence fragment

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a sentence that is missing either its subject or its main verb

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broken sentence

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a sentence fragment, which is a string of words that is missing a necessary part to be complete

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proper syntax

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the correct order of words and phrases in a sentence as a well as following all grammar rules.

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infinitive

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a basic form of a verb without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense

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linguist

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a person skilled in foreign languages; a person who studies linguistics

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kernel sentence

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usually has an infinite verb which means the verb reflects something about the subject, the doer of the action it usually has tense or aspect some way of indicating when or how the action takes place

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Clauses

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a group of words that contains a subject and a verb that are related in some way

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Matrix clause

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a clause that contains a subordinate clause

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subordinate clause

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a clause typically introduced by a conjunction that forms part of and dependent on a main clause

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Main function word

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words that express grammatical relationships between other words in a sentence

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Headword

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main content word or the main function word in that phrase

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Noun Phrase

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a word or group of words that function in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object

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Verb Phrase

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the part of a sentence containing a verb and any direct or indirect object, but not the subject

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prepositional phrase

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a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object.

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Embedded phrases

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a clause that appears within a main clause

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embedding hierarchal structure

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the way language elements, like words or phrases, are nested within each other, forming a hierarchy where smaller units are combined to create larger units

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store in brackets

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typically refers to a phonetic transcrition

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Anaphora

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repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnng of successive clauses.

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Anadipolis

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repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following.

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Epanalepsis

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repetition at the end of the clause of the word that occurred at the beginning.

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Epistrophe

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repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of successive clauses.

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Antimetabole

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arranges ideas in the second clause in reverse.

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Ellipsis

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Deliberate omission of a word or words, which are implied

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Polysyndeton

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deliberate use of many conjunctions(for, and, nor, but,or, yet so) for special emphasis to highlight quantity or mass of detail, or to create a flowing, continuous sentence pattern.

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Asyndeton

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deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses.

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Balanced sentence

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the phrases or clauses balance each by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning, and length.

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Parallelism

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grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence.

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Predicate

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action taken by the subject (tells what happens to the subject)

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Phrase

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a group of words which does not contain a verb

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Prepositional

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phrase that has prep, its object (a noun) and modifiers

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Verbal

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verb(s) acting as another part of a speech

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Participial

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a verb form functioning as an adj.

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Infinitive

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verb form beginning with to, plus its modifiers and compliments

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Appositive

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a noun/pronoun that identifies or renames a noun/pronoun