Grammar

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noun

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a word that signifies a person, place, thing, idea, action, condition, or quality

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pronoun

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takes the place of a noun in a sentence

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adjective

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a word that modifies a noun or pronoun

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verb

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a word expressing an action or a condition of a subject

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adverb

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a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; adverbs generally answer one of four questions: how, when, where, or to what extent

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conjunction

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words that join words, phrases, or sentence parts

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interjection

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a word or phrase showing emotion or surprise which has no grammatical relationship to any other words or part of a sentence (ouch, wow, oh my)

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preposition

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words which relate a noun or pronoun (called the object of the preposition) to another word in the sentence (ex. around, near, by, for)

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modify

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describe a word or make the meaning of the word more specific (adjectives and adverbs)

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comparitive

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adjectives and adverbs ending in -er or modified by the word more compare two items

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superlative

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adjectives or adverbs ending in -est or modified by the word most compare three or more items

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possessive

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shows ownership or association ('s)

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personal pronoun

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takes the place of a specific or named person or thing

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relative pronoun

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begins a subordinate clause and relates the clause to a word in the main clause

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demonstrative pronoun

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points out a specific person, place, or thing

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definite article

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type of adjective which makes a noun specific (the)

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indefinite article

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type of adjective which makes a noun indefinite (a and an)

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subject

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the part of the sentence or clause about which something is being said

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indirect object

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precedes the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done and who is receiving the direct object

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direct object

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a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of the action

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complement

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a word that follows a verb and completes the meaning of the sentence or verbal phrase (direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, predicate adjective, and object complement)

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copulative

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a verb which links or establishes a relationship between the subject and a term in the predicate which describes or renames the subject (be, become, appear, seem)

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clause

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a group of words containing a subject and verb which forms part of a sentence

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main clause

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a clause that is not introduced by a subordinating term

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subordinate clause

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usually introduced by a subordinating element such as a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun; it depends on the rest of the sentence for its meaning; it does not express a complete thought, so it does not stand alone

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person

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usually introduced by a subordinating element such as a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun. It depends on the rest of the sentence for its meaning. It does not express a complete thought, so it does not stand alone

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1st person

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refers to the speaker (I, me, we)

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2nd person

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refers to the one being spoken to (you)

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3rd person

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refers to the one being spoken about (he, she, it)

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tense

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shows the time when an action or condition occurred

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past, present, future tense

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show whether a simple action or condition occurred, occurs, or will occur in the past, present, or future

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voice

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the form of the verb used in relation to what the subject is doing

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active voice

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the form of the verb used when the subject is the doer of the action

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passive voice

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the form of the verb used when the subject is being acted upon rather than doing something

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singular

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the form of a word representing or associated with one person, place, or thing

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plural

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more than one

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mood

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the manner in which the action or condition is conceived or intended

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indicative

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a verb stating an apparent fact or asking a question

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subjunctive

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a verb expressing a doubt, desire, supposition, or condition contrary to fact

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imperative

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a verb stating a command or request

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participle

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a verb used as an adjective

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infinitive

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the simple present form of a verb used as either a noun, adjective, or adverb

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interrogative

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a sentence that asks a direct question