Rhetorical triangle
rhetoric-effective showy use of words/speaking or writing effectively
author, purpose, audience
Sentence type
Dependence clause Independent clause conjunctions
- simple-independent clause
subject_predicate I went to the store.
- compound- independent clause and independent clause (connect with and or for nor so but yet or
I went to the store, but I forgot my wallet
- complex- independent clause Dependant clause
When I have time, I bring my sons shopping.
- compound and complex- independent clause, independent clause, Dependant clause (one or more)
When I have time, I bring my sons shopping; I go faster myself.
Strong writing-verb verb choice imagery
diction-fancy word
Verbs-action words, Examples: run, walk, talk, text, sit, wail
Active vs. passive
Tell verbs that don’t describe whats going on Example: my teacher is slightly crazy and lots of fun.
Active strong-action verbs that show what is going on. Example: my crazy fun teacher plays video games with us during lunch.
Verbs to bury: am, have, are, be, had, has, is, was, were, and verb that ends with “ing”, feels, looks, sounds, smells, becomes, seems, acts, hot , get, become, seems, deemed
The participle
Are ing verbs at the biginning or at eh end of a sentence.
“The diamond scaled snake attacked their prey
Hissing, slitting, and coiling, the diamond scaled snake attacked their prey.
The Absolute
two word combination a noun and an ing or ed verb added onto a sentence
Ex:”The cat climbed the tree.”
” Claws digging, feet kicking, the cat climbed the tree feet trembling on the snow covered rocks, the mountain climber edged around the cliff.”
The appositive
a noun that adds a secdond image to a proceding noun
Ex: the raccoon enjoys eating turtle eggs.
The raccoon, a scavenger, enjoys eating turtle eggs.
The raccoon, a midnight scavenger who roams lake shoreline in search of food, enjoys eating turtle eggs.
