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15 Cards in this Set
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always begins with a preposition adn ends with a single object (a noun or a pronoun) or a compound object. It may also include adjectives.
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prepositional phrase
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a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or a pronoun in a sentence
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adjective phrase
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a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb
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adverb phrase
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a noun or a pronoun that identifies or explains hte noun or pronoun that preceeds it
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appositive
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an appositive plus all it's infinitives
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appositive phrase
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if an appositive phrase is not crucial to the meaning of the sentence(set off my commas)
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nonessential appositive phrase
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not set off by commas and crucial to phrases meaning
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essential
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a verb form that functions as a different part of speech
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verbal
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a verb form that acts as an adjective, modifying a noun or a pronoun. These can come before of after the word it mofifies,
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participle
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end in -ing and come before the noun it modifies
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present participle
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end in -d or -ed and come after the noun they modify
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past participle
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made up of a participle and all of it's modifiers and compliments. The whole phrase acts as a adjective.
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participle phrase
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consists of a noun and either a participle of a partciple phrase. It stands absolutely by itself- part of neither the suject nor the verb. They are nonessential and are set off my commas.
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absolute phrase
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a verb form ending in -ing and functions as a noun. They can function in every way a noun can be used.
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gerund
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made up of a gerund and all it's modifiers and compliments. The entire ohrase functions as a noun
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gerund phrase
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