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☆☆☆☆☆A simile is when you compare the characteristics of two things by using like or as. You are saying that one thing has characteristics of another, although they may be dissimilar otherwise.
A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind, as a description using the words like or as. (ex: like a rolling stone, as quick as a flash)
Other Examples:
- He is as sneaky as a fox.
- My mom and dad were acting like teenagers!
- She is like a beautiful flower starting to bloom.
- He ran across the desert, looking almost like a road runner.
A grammatical construction in which an adverb is placed to and the verb stem
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'A dangling participle is a participial phrase that precedes a main clause but doesn't clearly connect with a subject.
A participial phrase that precedes a main clause but doesn't clearly connect with a subject
After it turns 2 years old in human years, it's a dog even if it still looks like a puppy and acts like one. It's like a tennager, still acts like a kid once 13.
- A phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.
The present participle of "dangle" is "dangling"; its past participle is "dangled."
A variety of sentence patterns can alleviate choppy writing that halts and stops, create a more dynamic flow, and pique the reader's interest. =]
An awkward modifier is a modifier that interrupts the flow of the sentence. =]
A modifier that interrupts the flow of the sentence
A tragic flaw
Television is almost entirely funded by advertising.
Write about an author's use of symbolism to express his or her main theme
A clause that can stand alone as a sentence
It made sense until ' by using no pesticides ' .
How does she not use pesticides to borrow a book... ?
Ambiguous Modifier Apex.
A cliche used to be an original figurative expression, but it is so overused that it is no longer creative.
An original figurative expression is a unique phrase that is like a simile or metaphor.
No. The clause "since you left our house early" is an adverb clause.
With a thesis statement in a persuasive you give your reasons why the readers should be on your side. So for example if you were doing a persuasive essay on banning of cigarettes then you would say your position and following would be your reasons why.
All of the above
A classification that helps define television shows into different groups
All of the Above
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