CLAUSE – contains both a SUBJECT AND A VERB Fred lost his keys. Is a clause, since it contains the subject noun, Fred, and the verb, lost. PHRASE – contains NO SUBJECT or independent verb. After losing his keys, Is a phrase because it contains no subject. MAIN CLAUSE – (independent clause) stands alone CATEGORIES…
If we break a book down into its constituent parts, starting with the smallest part, we get the following: words – sentences – paragraphs – scenes – chapters In the last blog, we discussed words. Now lets look at sentences. SENTENCES – Always keep in mind that sentences don’t generally occur in isolation. Be aware…
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “TELLING” (NARRATIVE STYLE) AND SHOWING One of the surest ways to liven up your story is to look for passages where you’ve TOLD when you could have SHOWN. Consider the following: Debbie looked at Halley’s growing belly with a wistful smile, remembering all the dreams she had of being a mother and…
For those of you who didn’t notice, (and I hope most of you noticed), only one or two of those words were necessary to properly and clearly convey the topic of my discussion. In the two words, “Superfluous Words”, was contained the information in all the other seven words combined. The definition of superfluous is:…
