| Term | Definition |
|---|
| direct address | statement to someone, set off w/ commas, "Chris, you have to study your English terms." |
| appositive | restate information about subject, set off w/ commas |
| nonessential clause | unnecessary to the sentence (nonrestrictive) |
| nonrestrictive clause | unnecessary to the sentence (nonessential) |
| essential clause | necessary to the sentence (restrictive), starts with that or which |
| restrictive clause | necessary to the sentence (essential), starts with that or which |
| introductory clause | dependent clause, starts off a complex sentence, "DURING THE GAME, they ate their popcorn" |
| dependent clause | introductory clause, starts off a complex sentence, "DURING THE GAME, they ate their popcorn" |
| conjunctive adverbs | transitions (Jane Shafer word) ___; transition, ___ |
| coordinating conjunction | BOYSFAN - but, or, yet, so, far, and, nor, ___, and ___ |
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