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43 Cards in this Set
- Front
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article
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the adjectives a, an, (indefinite), and the (definite)
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noun
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a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
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pronoun
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a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or another pronoun
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verb
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a word that expresses an action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement
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adjective
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a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun by limiting its meaning
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adverb
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a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making its meaning more specific
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preposition
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a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence
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conjunction
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a word that joins single words or groups of words
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interjection
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a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation
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subject
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part of the sentence comprising what the sentence is about
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predicate
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part of the sentence comprising what is said about the subject
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direct object
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answers the question what? or whom? after an action verb
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indirect object
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answers the question to whom? for whom? to what? or for what? after an action verb
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complements
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a word or group of words that completes the meaning of a verb
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predicate noun
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a noun or a pronoun that follows a linking verb and points back to the subject to rename it or to identify it further
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predicate adjective
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an adjective that follows a linking verb and points back to the subject and further describes it
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phrases
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group of related words lacking a subject or predicate functioning as a part of speech
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prepositional phrase
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group of related words around a preposition used as an adjective/adverb
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appositive
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a group of related words around a noun used to rename or identify a noun/pronoun
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verbals
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a verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb
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participial
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group of related words around verb+ing/ed used as an adjective
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gerund
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group of related words around verb+ing used as a noun
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infinitive
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a group of related words around to + verb used as noun/adjective/adverb
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clauses
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group of related words with a subject and predicate
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dependent clause
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must always be accompanied by independent clause to complete the meaning
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independent clause
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can stand alone as a meaningful sentence
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compound
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sentence containing two independent clauses (joined by conjunction or semicolon)
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complex
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sentence containing one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses
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simple
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sentence containing one subject and one predicate
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compound-complex
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sentence containing two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses
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declarative
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sentence that makes a statement
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imperative
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sentence that gives a command
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exclamatory
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sentence that makes an exclamation
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interrogative
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sentence that asks a question
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rhetorical
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sentence that asks a question without needing an answer or answer is obvious
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natural/basic
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sentence with a subject prior to predicate
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inverted
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sentence with predicate prior to subject
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loose/cumulative
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sentence which expresses the subject near the beginning and adds modifying elements at the end ("front loaded")
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periodic
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sentence which expresses the subject after all modifying elements
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interrupted
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sentence with dependent elements set off by dashes parenthesis, or commas (draw attention to materials inside: example, appus, explain, qualify)
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parallel
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sentence with stuctural similarity (words/phrases/clauses) so that elements of equal importance have equal development
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balanced
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sentence constructed as to emphasize a similarity/difference between two or more parts (words, phrases,clauses)
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common verbals
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group of related verbs
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