English 1St Semester

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is a group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.

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prepositional phrase

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They can act as an adjective modifying a noun, as an adverb modifying a verb

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what are the 2 functions of a prepositional phrase

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A preposition requires an object. An adverb does not

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how do you distinguish prepositions from adverbs

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a noun or noun phrase that identifies or renames another noun--is a handy way of adding details to a sentence

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appositive

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when do you set off an appositive with commas

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is the form of a verb, but it is not a verb.
Second, it is an adjective.
And finally, it ends in "ing" or "ed" or "en."

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participle

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xxxxx

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when are participial phrases set off by a comma or commas

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a noun formed by taking a verb and adding the suffix “-ing.”

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gerund

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A group of words with a subject and a verb

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Clause -

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- (Introduce subordinate clauses)
after because although whenever although before till where as if unless whereas
as if since until wherever
as though than when while

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Subordinating Conjunctions

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A group of words w/ a subject and a verb AND can stand alone

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Independent Clause (main clause)-

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group of words with a subject and a verb but doesn’t express a complete thought and cannot stand alone. It must be combined with an independent(main) clause.

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Dependent (subordinate) Clause-

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- a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun in the main clause of a complex sentence.

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Adjective Clauses

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list the words that may introduce an adjective clause (7 WORDS ----5 ARE RELATIVE)

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RELATIVE: that, which, who, whom, or whose.
and where and when

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has one complete subject and one complete predicate

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Simple Sentence

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a subordinate clause that often modifies the verb in the main clause of a complex sentence.

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Adverb Clauses-

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INDEPENDENT CLAUSES JOINED BY a comma and a conjunction or a semicolon.

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Compound Sentence-

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Adverb Clauses tells ___ ___ ___ ____ Or _____ What Condition? the action occurs.

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How? When? Where? Why

UNDER

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- one independent (main) clause + one or more subordinate clauses.

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Complex Sentence

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An adverb clause is introduced by _______ ______ which signals that a clause is a subordinate clause and cannot stand alone.

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subordinating conjunction

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- two or more independent(main) clauses + one or more subordinate clauses.

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Compound/Complex Sentence

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Use a ______ after an adverb clause that begins a sentence. You usually don’t use a _____ before an adverb clause that comes at the end of a sentence.

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comma

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a subordinate clause that can be used as a noun.

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Noun Clause-

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xxx

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infinitive

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xxx

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how can you distinguish infinitives from prepositions

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xxxx

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rules for capitalizations