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16 Cards in this Set
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Pronoun |
Stands in for a noun. Ex. He, She, It |
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Adjectives |
Modifies a noun. Ex: Beautiful, Tall, Strong |
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Adverb |
Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Ex: Quickly, Greatly. |
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Preposition |
Stands before a noun or pronoun and connects it to another word in a sentence. Ex: On, In, Of, To, By, Through, For. |
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Conjuction |
Connects two words, sentences, or phrases. Ex: and, but, or, yet. |
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Interjections |
express an emotion or pause. Ex: hooray, ah, uh, er. |
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Declarative Sentence |
Makes a statement of fact or opinion.
Ex: I'm going to the store. |
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Imperative Sentence |
Gives an order to someone.
Ex: Don't park there. |
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Interrogative Sentence |
Asks a question.
Ex: May I have a piece of cake? |
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Exclamatory Sentence |
Expresses an emotion or states a fact or opinion strongly.
Ex: I can't listen to this music anymore! |
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Clause |
A group of words containing a subject and a verb. Can be independent/main or dependent/subordinate. |
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Independent Clauses |
They can stand alone and make sense as a sentence.
Ex: I work at the office, and my husband works at home.
Two independent clauses that make sense on their own. |
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Dependent Clauses |
Can support an independent clause but cannot stand alone.
Ex: I know why you did that. "Why you did that" is a dependent clause supporting "I know" |
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Phrase |
A group of words that work together in a sentence but cannot stand alone.
Ex: The bicyle leaning against the fence is blue.
This is a phrase that cannot stand alone in this sentence. |
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Subject |
A single word or phrase in a sentence that is doing or being something.
It can be a person, place, thing or idea.
Example of thing: Living in the country was a challenge for them. "Living in the country" is the subject. |
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Predicate |
A verb, an action word or phrase.
Ex: John is the tallest boy in class.
"Is" is the verb. |
