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24 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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- Part of Speech
article |
the adjectives "a", "an" (indefinite)
and "the" (definite) |
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noun |
person
place thing idea |
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pronoun |
word that takes place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun or another pronoun
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verb |
action
state or being - necessary to make a statement |
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adjective |
modifies a noun or pronoun by limiting its meaning
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adverb |
modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb making its meaning more specific
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preposition |
a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence
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conjunction |
a word that joins single words or groups of words
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interjection |
a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation
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Phrase
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a group of related words lacking a subject or predicate functioning as a part of speech
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-Phrases
prepositional |
a group of related words around a preposition used as an adjective/adverb
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-Phrases
appositive |
a group of related words around a noun used to rename or identify a noun or pronoun
"Scruffy, <<the neighbor's cat>>, is about to die." |
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verbals |
a verb that functions in a sentence as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb
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-Phrases
-verbals common |
a group of related words
"The cat <<may>> run into the spear" |
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-verbals participial (adj) |
a group of related words around, verb+ing/ed used as an adjective
"<<Warmed by the thought>> , I decided to kill the cat." |
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gerund
(noun) |
a group of related words around a verb+ing used as a noun
"The rules prohibited <<killing cats on private property>>." |
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infinitive
(to +verb) |
a groub of related words around to +verb used as a noun/adj/adv
"The boy has a gun <<to kill> the cat." |
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clauses
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a group of related words with the subject and predicate
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Dependant clause
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must always be accompanied by independent clause to complete meaning
"<<Unless I study hard>>, I will fail the exam." |
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independant clause
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can stand alone as a meaningful sentence
"Unless I study hard, <<I will fail the exam>>." |
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simple sentence
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sentence containing one subject and one predicate
"The singer bowed to the audience." |
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compound sentence
this is when you use a comma |
sentence containing two independent clauses (joined by conjunction or semicolon)
"The singer bowed to the audience, but she sang no encores." |
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complex sentence
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sentence containing one independent clause and one or more subordinate (dependant) clauses
"Because the singer was tired, she left immediately after the concert." |
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compound-complex sentence
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sentence containing two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses
"The singer bowed while the audience applauded, but she sang no more encores." |
