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27 Cards in this Set
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What is an adjective?
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Adjectives are used to describe nouns and pronouns adjectives answer questions about nouns and pronouns such as which one? How many?What kind?
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What is an adverb?
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Add information to sentences by modifying or describing verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs an adverb usually answers the question How? When? Where? How often? To what extent?
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What is a verbal?
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A verb form that cannot function as the main verb of a sentence the three kinds of verbals are participles, gerunds, and infinitives
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What is a verbal phrase?
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it consists of a verbal and its modifiers
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What is a present participle?
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It is formed by adding (ing) to the base form of a word as walk /walking
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What is a past participle?
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It is formed by adding (ed) to the base form of a word so it shows past tense as in walk / walked I walked to the car after school was over
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What is a participial phrase?
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consists of a participle and-any of its modifiers
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What is an infinitive?
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The base form of a verb as it appears in the dictionary preceded by the word to
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What is an infinitive phrase?
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consists of the infinitive and any modifiers . An infinitive phrase can function as a noun , an adjective, or an adverb. When it is used as a noun an infinitive phrase can be a subject, object, complement, or appositive
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What is an appositive ?
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A noun that explains, restates, or adds new information about another noun
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What is an appositive phrase?
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consists of an appositive and its modifiers
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What is an absolute phrase?
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Consists of a noun and pronoun and any modifiers followed by a participle or a participial phrase .An absolute phrase modifies an entire sentence , not any particular word with in a sentence. It can appear any where in a sentence and is set off by the rest of the sentence with a comma or commas. There may be more than one absolute phrase in a sentence.
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What is a Clause?
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A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate
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What is an independent or (main) clause?
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It can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought
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What is a dependent or (subordinate) clause?
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It has a subject and a predicate but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it doesn't express a complete thought
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What is a relative pronoun?
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It links a dependent clause to an independent clause.
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What is a Subordinating Conjunction?
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It has similar function that a relative pronoun does it links a dependent clause to an independent clause
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What is a noun clause?
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A noun clause can be used like a noun it can be a subject, verb, predicate, nominative, direct object, an in direct object, appositive, or object of the preposition
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What is an elliptical clause?
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A clause where the words have been left out (omitted) either intentionally or forgetfully
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What is a simple sentence?
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It has one independent (main) clause No dependent (subordinate) clause
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What is a noun?
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person, place, thing ,or idea
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What is a pronoun?
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a word that substitutes for or refers to another noun or pronoun
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What are verbs?
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words that express mental or physical action or state of being
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What are adjectives?
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Modify nouns and pronouns. that is they describe ,identify, qualify, or limit the meaning of nouns and pronouns they answer questions such as :which one? What kind? How many?
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What are adverbs?
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Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs they answer such questions as:How? When? Where? how often? to what extent?
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What are conjunctions?
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connect words,phrases, and clauses
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What are interjections?
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They are words that express strong emotion or surprise like Wow that is exciting! OUCH that HURT! CONGRATULATIONS! on the NEW BABY! words that express strong emotion or surprise
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