Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects [Paperback]

PART I. The Structure of Sentences

1. A Review of Words and Phrases

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Open Classes

Nouns and Verbs

The Noun Phrase

The Verb Phrase

NP + VP = S

Adjectives and Adverbs

Prepositional Phrases

Key Terms

2.Sentence Patterns

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Rhetorical Effects

TheBePatterns

The Linking Verb Pattern

The Intransitive Verb Pattern

The Basic Transitive Verb Pattern

Transitive Patterns with Two Complements

Sentence Pattern Summary

The Optional Adverbial

Questions and Commands

Punctuation and the Sentence Patterns

Basic Patterns in Prose

The Short Paragraph

Key Terms

Rhetorical Reminders

Punctuation Reminder

3.Our Versatile Verbs

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The Expanded Verb

Using the Expanded Verbs

Special Uses of the Present Tense

Other Auxiliaries

Do-Support

Modal Auxiliaries

The Passive Voice

Forms oflm