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18 Cards in this Set
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adjective
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a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun
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pronoun
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a word used in place of a noun or more than one noun
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antecedent
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the word that a pronoun stands for or refers to in a sentence
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adverb
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a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb
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what are the two types of subject complements?
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predicate adjective and predicate nominative
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direct object
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a noun or a pronoun that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of that action
answers who or what |
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indirect object
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a noun or a pronoun that comes between a verb and a direct object.
(it tells "to whom" or "to what" or "for whom" or "for what") |
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subject complement
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completes the meaning of a linking verb and identifies or describes the subject
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predicate nominative
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a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and explains or identifies the subject of the sentence
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predicate adjective
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an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence
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adverbial clause
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a subordinate clause that modifies a verb an adjective or another adverb
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adjectival clause
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a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun
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independent clause
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expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself in a sentence
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subordinate clause
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does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
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compound sentence
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has two or more independent clauses and no subordinate clauses.
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compound form (noun, verb or subject)
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consists of two or more
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compound subject
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two or more connected subjects that have the same verb, usually connected by "and" or "or"
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compound verb
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two or more connected verbs that have the same subject, usually connected by "and", "or" or "but"
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