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They as Singular Pronoun––Is It Okay?
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Then vs. Than
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This video clears up the confusion between then and than once and for all. It explains when to use each one (one for time, one for comparison) and...

That vs. Which
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AP English Language: What's In A Syntax? 4 Views


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The syntax of the second sentence (lines 2–6) is best described as containing


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All right Ap english language shmoop er's we've got a

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new section for you all about mark twain and you

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know the gilded age first question The syntax of the

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second sentence is best described as containing what So let's

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skim mark plan and child only when i'm on the

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first call you're going in the gilded age struck by

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what they saw the rampant greed and speculative frenzy the

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marketplace with corruption purveying national values A satyr of society's

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serious problems they felt had been veiled by a thin

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coating of gold This sentence is a party and every

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clauses invited There are five of them total and each

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builds off the last which is classic hypo taxes if

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dependent and independent And klaus sound more like greek than

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grammatical terms Well feel free to stop by shmoop headquarters

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for a quick refresher Well traditionally the syntax of the

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sentence will be the subject than the verb then the

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object which is the pattern this sense follows So get

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rid of b as a whole It has a subject

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and verb so it can't be considered a fragment Get

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rid of c And since the clauses are offset with

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commas well it's not a run on either So get

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rid of d and hyperbole is when the author uses

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gross exaggeration and isn't used to describe syntax So get

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rid of these The right answer here yeah it's a

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