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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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