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29 Cards in this Set
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noun
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person, place, thing
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compound noun
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noun made up of more than one word
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common noun
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class of people, places, things
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proper noun
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specific person, place, or thing
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pronoun
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takes the place of a noun
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antecedent
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the noun a pronoun stubstitutes for
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reflexive pronoun
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ends in -self or -selves & adds info to a sentence by pointing back to a noun or pronoun that is earlier
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intensive pronoun
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ends in -self or -selves but adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence
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verb
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word that expresses action
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adjective
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describes a noun or pronoun and makes it more specific
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adverbs
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modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
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prepositional phrase
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group of words that includes a preposition
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clause
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group of words containing its own subject and verb
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conjunction
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used to connect other words or groups of words
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phrase
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group of words that acts as one part of speech
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verb phrase
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often split, shows action
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noun phrase
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short, 2 words normally, decribing "what" of something
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preposition
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relates a noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word
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key to figuring out the sentence patterns
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to find the verb (linking [3]= S-VL-Pred. Nom., S-VL-Pred. Adj., S-VL-Pred. Adv.) and (action [4]= S-V, S-V-DO, S-V-IO-DO, S-V-DO-OC)
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subject
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to find the subject, ask "what word is the sentence telling about?"
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verb (sentence pattern)
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to find the verb, look for a word or word group that expresses action, existence, or a linking relationship.
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direct object
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found by asking the question "who?" or "what?" after the subject and the verb have been found & is never the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase
example: adam walked home (adam walked where?=home) |
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indirect object
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answers the question "to whom?" or "for whom?" & never follows the word "to" or "for" it is a noun or pronoun that appears with a direct object and names the person or thing that something is given to or done for. it is a noun, proun, or group of words acting as a noun that receives the action of a transitive verb
example: rebecca made adam a card. (rebecca made a card for who?=adam) |
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object complement
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an adj, noun, or group of words acting as a noun that follows a direct object and describes or renames it.
example: the gift made me happy. (made me what?=happy) |
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predicate nominitave
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noun in a sentence with a linking verb
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predicate adjective
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the adjective in sentence with a linking verb
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predicate adverb
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answers the questions "where?" in a sentence with a linking verb
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passive verb
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past participle of verb
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active verb
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thing doing action plus verb plus thing receiving action
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