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2 14 13 I like cheese vigorously in the morning I subject pronoun noun collective abstract common proper Like verb transitive intransitive finite non finite tense indicates time Cheese direct object noun Vigorously adverb In the morning prepositional phrase The kids caught the jumping frogs caught is the finite verb Article subject noun verb article adjective noun Non finite participle adjective gerund ing that functions as a noun infinitive to Simple one clause Compound two clauses both independent Complex one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses Compound complex two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause Independent clause coordinating conjunction and but or so yet Dependent clause subordinate conjunction 2 19 13 Detecting Syntactical Patterns Elements of Criticism Description Evaluation Interpretation Noun Style and Verb Style Noun Style the car o Dull monotonous repetitive o Subordinated action Verb Style o Active verbs o Faster pace o Featured action o To be verbs was is were are am have o Excessive prepositions preposition noun over the moon under Asyndeton and Polysyndeton Asyndeton o Few connectors Polysyndeton o Many connectors Parataxis and Hypotaxis Parataxis Hypotaxis o Syntactic democracy o No ranking in the syntactical structure of sentences o I came I saw I conquered three discrete things that happened no relationship between them and no ranking o Ranking o Creates ranking through the syntactical structure of sentences o System of ranking created by the way the sentence is structured o Because I came I saw and I conquered o Complex and compound complex sentences sentences involving o Creates ranking through the relationship between dependent clauses dependent clauses to independent Identifying hypotaxis and parataxis Identify types of sentences 5 Categorize the clauses in the sentences 4 Look for coordinate and subordinate conjunctions 3 Find the clauses 2 Find the subjects and finite verbs 1 Bottom up list


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