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58 Cards in this Set
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When the grammatical subject of a sentence performs the action of the verb.
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active voice
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A word use to modify (or describe) a noun or pronoun.
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adjective
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A word usually used to modify a verb but also to modif an adjective or another adverb.
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adverb
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The noun to which a pronoun refers.
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antecedent
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The words A, AN, and THE.
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article
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A and AN
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indefinite articles
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THE
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definite article
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A group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
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clause
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The name given to a group or collection of objects.
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collective noun
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The systematic arrangement of all the forms of a verb.
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conjugation
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A word used to join ther words or groups of words, such as AND, BUT and SO.
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conjunction
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A group of words that has a subject and verb but is not a complete sentence.
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dependent clause
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The noun in a sentence that receives the action.
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direct object
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The verb tense that denotes action that will be completed at some definite time in the future.
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future perfect tense
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The verb tense that denotes future time.
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future tense
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The result of adding -ING to a verb, this creating a term used as a noun.
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gerund
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A group of words that expresses a complete thought and thus can exist as a simple sentence.
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independent clause
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The object for which something else is done.
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indirect object
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The verb form in which the verb is preceded by the preposition TO.
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infinitive
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A modifying word or phase that is in the wrong place in a sentence and thus seems to modify the wrong word.
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misplaced modifier
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A wrod or group of words that describes another word.
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modifier
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A person, place, or thing.
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noun
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A verb form that is used as an adjective.
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participle
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Words that are classified depending on what they do in a sentence (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.)
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parts of speech
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When the grammatical subject of a sentence receives the action of the verb.
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passive voice
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The verb tense used t convey the thought that two events happened in the past and one happened before the other.
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past perfect tense
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The verb tense that denotes an event that happened before right now.
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past tense
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A reference to the speaker in a sentence.
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person
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A roup of words that lacks either a noun or a verb (and thus is not a clause nor a sentence).
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phrase
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The case that shows ownership, usually denoted by 's at the end of a singular noun.
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possessive
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The result of adding -ING to a verb, this creating a term used as a noun.
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gerund
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A group of words that expresses a complete thought and thus can exist as a simple sentence.
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independent clause
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The object for which something else is done.
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indirect object
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The verb form in which the verb is preceded by the preposition TO.
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infinitive
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A modifying word or phase that is in the wrong place in a sentence and thus seems to modify the wrong word.
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misplaced modifier
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A wrod or group of words that describes another word.
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modifier
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A person, place, or thing.
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noun
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A verb form that is used as an adjective.
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participle
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Words that are classified depending on what they do in a sentence (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.)
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parts of speech
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When the grammatical subject of a sentence receives the action of the verb.
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passive voice
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The verb tense used t convey the thought that two events happened in the past and one happened before the other.
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past perfect tense
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The verb tense that denotes an event that happened before right now.
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past tense
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A reference to the speaker in a sentence.
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person
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A roup of words that lacks either a noun or a verb (and thus is not a clause nor a sentence).
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phrase
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The case that shows ownership, usually denoted by 's at the end of a singular noun.
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possessive
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A word that shows the relation between its object and some other word in the sentence.
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preposition
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A modifying phrase containing a preposition and an object.
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prepositional phrase
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The verb tense used to convey action that i completed before the sentence was said.
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present perfect tense
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Th verb tense that denotes what is happening right now.
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present tense
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A word used in place of a noun for the sake of brevity.
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pronoun
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A noun that designates a particular person, place, or thing and is usually capitalized.
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proper noun
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A sentence in which two independent clauses are linked together without the useof a conjunction or semicolon between them.
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run-on sentence
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An improper verb usage in which the infinitive form is interrupted by another word.
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split infinitive
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The part of a sentence that drives the action.
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subject
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A verb form used to express: (1) hypothetical situations that are contrary to fact; and (2) wishes nd demands.
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subjunctive mood
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A clause (also known as a dependent clause) that cannot serve as a sentence all by itself and needs to be linked to a main clause (or independent clause).
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subordinate clause
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A term used when more than two items are compared.
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superlative degree
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A term that denotes the action in a sentence.
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verb
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