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25 Cards in this Set
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NOUN
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Person, place or thing
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PROPER NOUN
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names a particular person, place or thing
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COMMON NOUN
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manes a class of things
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COMPOUND NOUN
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two or more words put together to form a single noun
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PRONOUN
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refer to nouns that have already been mentioned
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PERSONEL/POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
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They function as an adjective. It tells whose.
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RELATIVE PRONOUNS
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introduce adjective and noun clauses
who, whom, whose, which & that |
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INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
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used in questions
Who?, Whose?, What?, Whom? & Which? |
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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
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points out specific person's or things
this, that, these & these |
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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
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not refering to a definite person or thing.
all each more one another either most other any everybody much several anybody everyone neither some anyone everything nobody somebody anything few none someone both many no one such |
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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
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the -self, -selves forms of personal pronouns
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ADJECTIVES/MODIFIERS
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An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
An adjective can indicate what kind of, how many, whose, or which. |
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INDEFINATE ARTICLES
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A & An refer to one of a general group
A: used before words beginning with a consonant An: used before words beginning with a vowel The basic rule is that when a noun is introduced, we use a/an and thereafter we use the. For example, I saw a cat. The cat was black. The cat was eating a fish. The fish was rotten so the cat died |
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DEFINITE ARTICLE
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The: it indicates that a noun refers to someone or something in particular
The basic rule is that when a noun is introduced, we use a/an and thereafter we use the. For example, I saw a cat. The cat was black. The cat was eating a fish. The fish was rotten so the cat died |
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VERBS
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words that show action or being
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ADVERB
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modifies a verb
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PREPOSITIONS
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show the relations between a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence
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QUICK REFERENCE
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noun: names
pronoun: takes the place of a noun adjective: modifies a noun or a pronoun Verb: shows action or helps to make a statement adverb: modifies a verb, and adjective, or another adverb preposition: relates a noun or a pronoun to another word conjunction: joins words interfection: expresses strong emotion |
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SENTENCE
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A group of words containing a subject and verb and expressing a complete thought.
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TWO PARTS TO A SENTENCE
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subject and a predicate
Subject: the part about which something is being said Predicate: the part which says someting about the subject |
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SUBJECT COMPLIMENT
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a noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows a linking vrb. It identifies, describes, or explains the subject
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FRAGMENT
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when the subject and the verb are stated but suggest that more is to be said, it is a part of a longer sentence.
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DIRECT OBJECT
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word or group of words that directly receives the action expressed by the verb or shows the result of the action. It answers the question "What?" or "Whom?" after an action verb
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INDIRECT OBJECT
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A noun or pronoun in the predicate that precedes the direct object. It tells "to whom" or "for whom" the action of the verb is done.
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PHRASE
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a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain a verb and its subject
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