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Then vs. Than
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This video clears up the confusion between then and than once and for all. It explains when to use each one (one for time, one for comparison) and...

AP English Language: Identifying Grammatically Parallel Words
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Which of the following words is most grammatically parallel to "faculty" (line 23)?

AP English Language: Why Is The Author Using Parallelism?
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The author makes use of parallelism in lines 33–37 ("The blues…Civil Rights Movement") primarily in order to

AP English Language: What's In A Syntax?
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The syntax of the second sentence (lines 2–6) is best described as containing

They as Singular Pronoun––Is It Okay?
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That vs. Which
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That vs. Who
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AP English Language and Composition 4.6 Passage Drill
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Take a look at this shmoopy question and see if you can figure out which device the speaker employs the most.

AP English Language and Composition 4.4 Passage Drill
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AP English Language and Composition 4.4 Passage Drill. In this passage, "fatuous" is best defined as what?