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30 Cards in this Set
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Accusative Case
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Form of a pronoun showing that the pronoun is the object of a verb or preposition (objective case)
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Adjective
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Word used to modify a nound, pronoun, or verbal
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Adjective Clause
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Subordinate clause used as adjective: Everyone WHO APPROVES should vote for him.
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Adjective Phrase
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Phrase used as an adjective: The wonam IN THE RED DRESS is beautiful.
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Adverb
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Word or words used to modify a verb, berbal, adjective, adverb, or entire clause or sentence
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Adverbial Clause
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Subordinate clause used as adverb: John left WHENEVER HE FELT LIKE IT.
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Adverbial Phrase
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Phrase used as adverb: She sent her son TO THE STORE.
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Antecedent
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Word or words to which a pronoun refers
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Apposition
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Placement of a noun or noun substitute next to another to explain or identify it: New York, THE EMPIRE STATE
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Article
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A, AN, and THE are articles. Their function is to modify a noun or noun substitute.
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Auxiliary Verb
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Verb used with other verbs to form tense or voice: We SHOULD go to the movies. He WAS slaughtered.
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Case
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Form of a noun or pronoun that shows function. The Three cases are Nominative (subjective), Genitive (possessive), and Accusative (objective).
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Clause
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Group of words containing a subject and verb. Either dependent or independent
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Collective Noun
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A noun that appears to be singular fut refers to a group: The Class
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Comparison
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Inflection of adverbs or adjective to show degrees of quality or amount. Absolute: GOOD, Comparative: BETTER, Superlative: BEST
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Complement
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Noun or adjective used to complete the meaning of a copulative verb. Fred is SICK. Norma is an OPERA STAR.
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Complex Sentence
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Sentence containing one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
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Compound Sentence
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Sentence containing two or more independent clauses.
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Conjunction
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Word or words used to join words, phrases, or cluses. Coordinating conjunction joins elements of equal value. Subordinating conjuction joins dependent clauses to independent clauses.
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Conjunctive Adverb
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Adverb used as a conjunction. Most common examples are: HOWEVER, THUS, and THEREFORE.
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Coordinate
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Of equal grammatical or syntactical importance: two such nound, phrases, cluases, etc.
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Copulative Verb
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Verb that links a subject and its complement. Also known as a linking verb.
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Demonstrative Adjective
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Adjective that indicates a particular noun or pronoun: THIS hat, THAT coat.
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Demonstrative Pronoun
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Pronoun that specifies a particular referent: THIS is what I want, THAT is too much.
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Descriptive Adjective
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Adjective that names the condition or quality or noun it modifies: GREEN trees, WRECKED cars
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Direct Address
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Construction in which the writer addresses the reader directly: Dan, hand me the case.
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Direct Object
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Word or words that receive the action of a verb: The speaker hit the TABLE.
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Genitive Case
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Form of a noun or pronoun used to show possession: WOMEN'S (Possessive Case)
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Gerund
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-ING form of a verb used as a noun or performing a noun function. SWIMMING is fun.
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Imperative Mood
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Verb construction used in giving commands. The subject of the verb is usually lacking: Go home!
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