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37 Cards in this Set
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The form of the verb used when the actor or agent is the subject, and the goal or recipient is the direct object. |
activevoice |
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Usually a relative clause, but sometimes a subordinate clause. |
adjectival clause |
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Usually a clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction
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Adverbial clause |
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a sequence of words containing a subject and predicate; may be dependent or independent
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Clause |
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a sentence containing one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
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complex sentence |
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a sentence containing two or more independent clauses
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compound sentence |
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a sentence containing two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
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compound complex sentence |
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a sentence that makes a statement
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declarative sentence |
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Theoriginal sentence that fits one of the five sentence patterns. |
deep structure |
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a clause that is unable to stand independently as a sentence |
dependent clause |
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A noun or noun phrase that completes the meaning of a transitive verb |
direct object |
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double negative |
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The auxiliary do used to form negative and interrogative sentences or used in answers. |
dummy auxiliary |
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The main verb of a clause, occurring last in the main verb phrase.
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finite verb |
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A sentence that commands
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imperative sentence |
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A clause able to stand alone as a sentence |
independent clause |
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A noun or noun phrase that can occur between a transitive verb and its direct object.
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indirect object |
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A question sentence
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interrogative sentence |
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The independent clause in a complex sentence
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main clause |
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A sentence that denies or contradicts its statement
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negative sentence |
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nominal that-clause |
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A clause that is not essential to the identification of a phrase |
nonrestrictive clause |
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The form of the verb used when the object of a transitive verb becomes its subject; it results from the movement of the subject into a prepositional phrase with by, the insertion of BE + [-en] into the main verb phrase before the main verb, and the movement of the direct or indirect object into the subject position.
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passive voice |
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The form of the verb ending with the [-en] morpheme and able to be used in the sentence I have always... |
Past participle |
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A straightforward statement
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positive sentence |
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Indicates action is ongoing |
progressive aspect |
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The adverbs where, when, and why, used to introduce relative clauses
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relative adverb |
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A clause that begins with a relative pronoun or relative adverb and modifies a noun or noun phrase that proceeds it.
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relative clause |
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The pronouns who, whose whom, that, and which, used to introduce relative clauses
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relative pronoun |
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A clause that identifies the referent of a noun or noun phrase that it modifies and is not set off by commas
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restrictive clause |
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A sentence consisting of a single independent clause
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simple sentence |
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A dependent clause beginning with a subordinating conjunction; usually adverbial in function
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subordinate clause |
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Thesentence that results after applying one or more transformations.
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Surface structure |
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specificprocesses that change the structure of one of the five sentences patterns.
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transformations |
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A question that asks for specific information, as opposed to one that asks for a yes or no answer; typically, wh- questions begin with an interrogative word, such as who, what, when, where, why, or how. |
wh- questions |
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An interrogative word, usually beginning with wh, used to introduce questions. |
wh- words |
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A question to which the answer is either yes or no. |
yes/no questions |
