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16 Cards in this Set
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Adjectival phrase
Adverbial phrase |
Adjectival phrase- acts as an adjective would. It tells something an adjective would tell
Adverbial phrase- acts like an adverb. It tells something an adverb would tell. |
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Direct Object
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Direct Object- Receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action. Answers the question What? or Whom? after and action verb.
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Indirect Object
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Indirect Object- Precedes the direct object and usually tells to whom the action/verb is done.
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Complement, Compliment
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Complement- a verb meaning "to go with or complete" or a noun meaning "something that completes"
Compliment- aa verb meaning "to flatter", noun meaning "flattering remark" |
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Its, It's
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Its- is a possessive pronoun
It's- is a contraction for it is |
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Their, There, They're
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Their- possessive pronoun
There- adverb specifying place; it is also an expletive They're- a contraction of they are |
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Verb
Transitive/Intransitive |
Verb- a word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement
Transitive-an action verb that is followed by an direct object Intransitive- An action verb that is not followed by an direct object |
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Articles
Conjuctions |
Article-the word a, an, the, used to mark a noun
Conjunction- a word tht joins words of groups of words |
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Being
Linking Verb Phrase |
Being- a verb that is not followed by a subject complement
Linking- a being verb that is followed by a subject complement so it changes to linking Verb Phrase- Is a verb of more than one word. |
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Prep. Phrase
Object of the Prepostition |
Prep. phrase- a group of words that begins with a preposition and usually ends with a noun or noun equilvalent
Object of the Preposition- the noun or noun equilvalent at the end of the preposition |
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Prepositions-
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a word placed before a noun or noun equivalent to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence.
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Subject Complements
Predicate adjectives/ Predicate nominatives |
Predicate adjectives- An adjective complement that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the verb
Predicate nominatives- A noun or pronoun complement that refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the verb |
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Then, Than
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Then- a adverb denoting time
Than-a conjuction used in comparisons |
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Adjectives
(What do they tell? 3 things) |
Adjective- a word used to modify a noun or pronoun
-What kind? Which one? How many? |
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Nouns
Proper/Common 5 categories |
proper- names a particular person, place, thing or idea
common- names one of a class of persons, places, things, or ideas 5- Proper, Common, Abstract, Concrete, Collective |
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Adverbs
(What 6 things do they tell?) |
Adverb- a word used to modify a verb, and adjective, or another adverb.
-how, how often, when, why, to what degree, where |