a clause that can stand alone and form a complete sentence, e.g. The children ate their supper...
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Type: Glossary
the most important idea in an essay, usually contained in the topic sentence of each paragraph,...
Type: Glossary
the finite verb in a simple sentence or in the main clause of a sentence.
Type: Glossary
a figure of speech involving the accidental use of a wrong word which sounds rather like the...
Type: Glossary
to twist the meaning of words or to arrange words and sentences in such a way as to distort the...
Type: Glossary
(also called iris) a special effect that allows the viewer to see only what the filmâ??s...
Type: Glossary
whether something is written, spoken, presented visually, on television, on radio, or in a book...
Type: Glossary
a shot of a human subject from the knees upwards and including the head.
Type: Glossary
the Greek term for understatement. See understatement.