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15 Cards in this Set
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People place thing |
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Adverb |
Qualifies a verb, expresses relation of time, place, manner, cause, degree etc( gently, quite,then, there) |
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Adjective |
Modifies or describes a noun |
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Preposition |
Used before noun/pronoun/noun phrase to show time, direction, place, spatial relationship, or introduce object (in, at, of, for) |
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Interjection |
An exclamation or abrupt remark. |
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Pronoun-antecedent |
The noun a pronoun replaces Chelsea grabbed her bag. Chelsea is the antecedent her is the pronoun |
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Predicate |
The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and staying something about the subject. John went home Went home is the predicate |
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Past perfect tense |
Past tense but with the word had, has, or have Ring present Rang past Have rung past perfect |
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Hyphen vs dash |
Hyphen joins to words, no spaces Dash joins to parenthetical statements, space on each side |
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Affect/effect |
Affect verb Effect noun We cannot effect new policy without a vote (Bring about or cause, result or outcome) If the chemo has no effect, should she get a tumor? Affect means to influence |
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Lay vs lie Laying vs lying |
Lie does not require a direct object. I lie down for naps Lay needs a direct object. Lay what? Lay my purse down *tricky: The past tense of lie is lay! *tricky: Lying is present participle of to lie. The book was lying there.
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Dependent clause |
Can't stand alone as a complete sentence |
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Independent clause |
Subject and verb forming a clause that an stand on its own as a sentence. |
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Weak clause |
Aka dependant clause |
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Active vs passive verb tense |
Active -noun does the action. Tom cleans the house. Passive-thing receives the action. Tom is cleaning the house. |
