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27 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of a noun?
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A person, place, thing, or idea.
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What is a subject?
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The one doint the action or being described.
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What is a direct object?
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The one that receives the action.
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What is an indirect object?
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To/for whom or to/for what the action is being done, it is always before the direct object.
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What is an object of a preposition?
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The noun in a prepositional phrase.
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What is an apposative?
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It is set up by commas, restates the noun it follows.
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What is predicate noun?
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It follows a linking verb and modifies/restates the subject.
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What is a noun of direct address?
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It is the one being directly addressed in the sentence.
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What is a verb?
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A word used to express an action or a state of being.
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What is a nominative pronoun?
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A pronoun that is used to replace the subject or predicate noun.
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What is an objective pronoun?
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It replaces a direct object, indirect object, or an object of a preposition.
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What does an indefinite pronoun do?
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Usually refers to a quantity.
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What is an adjective?
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A word that modifies/restates a noun/pronoun.
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What questions does an adjective answer?
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Which one? What kind? How many?
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What is an adverb?
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A word that modifies/describes adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs.
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What questions does an adverb answer?
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When? Where? Why? To what extent?
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What is a conjunction?
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A word that joins two grammatical constructions.
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What are coordinating conjuctions?
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FANBOYS
onoureo rdrt t |
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What are correlative conjuctions?
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They work in pairs. For example: either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also, both...and.
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What are some conjunctive adverbs?
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However, therefore, furthermore, also, in addition, nevertheless.
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What is an interjection?
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A word or group of words that add feeling or emotion to the sentence.
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What is an interjection?
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A word or group of words that add feeling or emotion to the sentence.
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What is a preposition?
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It shows the realtionship of one object to another.
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What is a gerund?
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It ends in "-ing" and acts as a noun.
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What is a participle?
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It ends in "-ing" or "-ed" and acts as an adjective.
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What is a prepositional phrase?
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It begins with a acts as an adverb or and adjective.
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What is an infinitive phrase?
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It begins with "to" and a verb; it acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
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