Essays

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

The thesis statement is the statement that the rest of the essay supports.

A variety of sentence patterns can alleviate choppy writing that halts and stops, create a more dynamic flow, and pique the reader's interest. =]

there are two uses that I know of for method

one would be a way of doing something: "He taught me his method of cleaning the bathroom."


the other is used in programming. "The string was passed to the findWord method."


don't worry too much about the second one...

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

False

American Way

A P E X

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.

it limits the diversity shown on television, which alienates viewers who dont see themselves represented.

The number of people watching a show divided by the number of people watching television at that time

All of the above

A classification that helps define television shows into different groups

All of the Above