Glossary-C
Cliches
are trite phrases that have been used together so often that they
have become commonplace and ineffective.
Example of a cliche:
green with envy
Colloquial
English is conversational English&endash;&endash;the type of
language that you use among friends and family.
A comma
splice occurs when two or more
independent clauses are joined together with a comma.
Example of a comma splice:
Los Angeles is a city in
Southern California, it is the most populous city on the West
Coast.
A complex
sentence has one independent clause and one or more
dependent clauses.
Example of a complex sentence:
When we visited Paris last year, we did not see the
Eiffel Tower.
A compound
sentence has two or more independent clauses generally
combined with a comma and coordinating conjunction.
Example of a compound sentence:
The students studied for the exam yesterday, and they
took it this morning.
A compound/complex
sentence has two or more independent clauses and one
or more dependent clauses.
Example of a compound/complex
sentence:
When we visited Paris last year, we did not see the
Eiffel Tower, but we enjoyed our trip.
A conclusion should reaffirm the thesis statement and
support the ideas presented in the body paragraphs of a paper.
A couplet is a two-line stanza
that generally rhymes.
Example of a couplet:
The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? (Percy Bysshe Shelley,
Ode to the West Wind, verses 69-70).