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Define Parts of Speech
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Terms that describe how words are used in sentences
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What is the Latin word for noun?
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Latin word for Name
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Name the 7 types of words, parts of speech.
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1. Nouns
2. Pronouns 3. Verbs 4. Adjectives 5. Adverbs 6. Prepositions 7. Conjunctions |
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Define Noun
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Naming word that names a person, place, thing, quality, idea, or action
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Tom, Linda, President, Priest, Doctor are examples of what section a noun is
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Person
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Chicago, Iran, Europe, Home are examples of what section a noun is
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Place
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Street, Tree, Cat, House, Job are examples of what section a noun is
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Things
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Hardness, Viscosity, Joyousness are examples of what section a noun is
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Quality
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Evolution, Gravity, Average, Beauty are examples of what section a noun is
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Idea
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Running, Talking, Thinking are examples of what section a noun is
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Action
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What order is a standard sentence?
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Subject - Verb - Action
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What words are followed by nouns?
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A, An, The, This, These, That, Those, My, Yours, His, Hers, Its, & Our
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Find the Nouns in this sentence - "The children, scared by the storm, quickly ran to their bedroom and crawled under the covers."
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Children, Storm, Bedroom, Covers
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Find the Nouns in this sentence - "Sandra and Paul like traveling to Chicago, where they find enjoyment in attending baseball games at Wrigley Field."
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Sandra, Paul, Traveling Chicago, Enjoyment, Games, Wrigley FIeld
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Define ProNoun
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Word that stands in place of a noun
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Pronouns can be classified as (List 7)
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1. Personal
2. Demonstrative 3. Reflexive 4. Intensive 5. Relative 6. Interrogative 7. Indefinite |
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Define Personal Pronouns
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Refers to a specific person or thing
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Which pronoun refers to himself or herself?
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First-Person
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Which pronoun refers to the person spoken to
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Second-Person
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Which pronoun refers to a person or object being spoken about
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Third-Person
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What are the personal pronouns in this sentence "I heard that you had planned to visit them."
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I, You, Them
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What are the personal pronouns in this sentence "We tried to convince him to our proposal was better than theirs."
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We, Him, Our, Theirs
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Define Demonstrative Pronouns
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Points out something being referred to
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What are the Demonstrative pronouns when used by themselves in place of a noun
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This, That, These, Those
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What are the Demonstrative Pronouns in this sentence "This is a pencil, but that is a pen."
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This & That
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What are the Demonstrative Pronouns in this sentence "These are my socks, Those are yours."
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These & Those
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Define Reflexive Pronouns
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Suffix -self or -selves is added to a personal pronoun to indicate that the action of the sentence is directed back to the performer of the action.
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What are the Reflexive Pronouns in this sentence, "If you make a real effort to learn these concepts, you may surprise yourself"
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Yourself
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What are the Reflexive Pronouns in this sentence. "He beat himself at his own game."
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Himself
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Define Intensive Pronouns
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used to emphasize the doer of the action.
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Is Intensive Pronoun similar to Reflexive Pronoun? State Reasoning
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Yes and No,
Yes - same form No - used differently |
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What are the Intensive Pronouns in this sentence "As we were talking about her, Linda herself walked through the door."
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Herself
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What are the Intensive Pronouns in this sentence "If you want a job done right, you should do it yourself"
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Youself
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Define Relative Pronouns
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Connect two related parts of a sentence when one part can't be a sentence on its own.
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What are Relative Pronouns
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Who, Whom, Which, That
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What is the Relative Pronouns in this sentence? "The supervisor will tell us who submitted the winning proposal"
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Who
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What is the Relative Pronouns in this sentence? "The Roswell Building, which was constructed last year, has structural flaws."
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Which
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What is the Relative Pronouns in this sentence? "The shingles that fell from the roof were loosened by the wind."
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That
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Define Interrogative Pronouns
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Who, Whom, Which, What
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Is Interrogative Pronouns the same as Relative Pronouns? State Reasons
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Yes, they use the same words however they're used at the beginning of the sentence
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What is the Interrogative Pronouns in this sentence, "Who submitted the winning proposal?
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Who
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What is the Interrogative Pronouns in this sentence. "Whom do you think we should elect?"
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Whom
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What is the Interrogative Pronouns in this sentence "Which building has structural flaws?"
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Which
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What is the Interrogative Pronouns in this sentence "What caused the shingles to fall?"
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What
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Define Indefinite Pronouns
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Name classes or groups of persons or things
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What are the words that include in Indefinite Pronouns?
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All, Another, Any, Anybody, Anyone, Both, Each, Either, Everybody, Everyone, Everything, Few, Many, More, Much, Neither, Nobody, Non, No One, Several, Some, Somebody, Someone, and Such
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What is the Indefinite Pronoun in this sentence, "All of our sales representatives are highly qualified."
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All
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What is the Indefinite Pronoun in this sentence. "Some of the supervisors were trained through distance education courses."
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Some
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What is the Indefinite Pronoun in this sentence. "None of the recent graduates is unemployed."
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None
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Define Verbs
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Word that expresses an action or state of being
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Cook Sing Run and Talk are obviously what parts of speech?
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Verb - The Action
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Live, Hear, Smell, Want, Think and Consider, express what kind of actions?
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Perceived or sensed
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Is, Am, Are, Was, Seem, Become, Grow, and Remain express what kind of actions?
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State of Being
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What is the Verb in this sentence, "The dog raced down the stairs."
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Raced
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What is the Verb in this sentence, "He wondered when his friend would arrive."
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Wondered (Sensed)
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What is the Verb in this sentence, "She is president of the Rotary Club.
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Is ( State of Being)
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What are the Verb(s) in this sentence. "I think while I run"
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Think (Sensed) & Run (Action)
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What are the Verb(s) in this sentence, "She tested the equipment and found it to be faulty."
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Tested & Found
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Is, Are, Were, Has, Had, Will, and Have are added to indicate what set of Verbs?
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Helping Verbs
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What are the Verb(s) in this sentence. "Jim is running the race."
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Running ( Action in the Present)
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What are the Verb(s) in this sentence. "Jim has run his race."
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Has Run (Action in the past)
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What are the Verb(s) in this sentence. "Jim had run his race."
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Had Run (Action in the Past)
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What are the Verb(s) in this sentence. "Jim will run his race"
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Will Run (Action in the future)
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Do, Does, Did, Can, Could, Shall, Would, May, Might, Must, Is, Am, Are, "To Be" are what set of verbs?
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Helping Verbs
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Define Adjective
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Describes, or Modifies a Noun
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Which One, What Kind, How Many usually does what to the noun?
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Precedes the Noun
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What is the Adjective in this sentence, "Last Child in Line"
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Last (Which One)
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What is the Adjective in this sentence, "The tall tree."
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Tall (What Kind)
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What is the Adjective in this sentence, "Four boys"
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Four (How many)
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What add clarity to your writing, which in turn helps your reader to understand your meaning?
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Adjectives
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Define Adverbs
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modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs, they answer the question with How, When, Where, or/and How Much
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What are the Adverb(s) in this sentence, "He writes effectively."
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Effectively ( modifies the verb writes. It tells how he writes)
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What are the Adverb(s) in this sentence. "She submitted the report yesterday"
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Yesterday ( modifies the verb submitted. It tells when she submitted. )
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What are the Adverb(s) in this sentence. "Our office has been moved upstairs"
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Upstairs (Modifies the verb has been moved. It tells where the office has been moved)
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What are the Adverb(s) in this sentence. "The fencer's hand moves very rapidly."
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Very ( Modifies the adverb rapidly it tells how or how much)
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What are the Adverb(s) in this sentence. "The extremely clever student solved the problem first"
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Extremely (modifies the adjective clever it tells how or how much)
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Define Preposition
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Clarifies or expresses a relationship between a word in a sentence and a noun or pronoun (the object of the preposition)
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What is the example of time relationship is this sentence? "We will work until noon."
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Until
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What is the example of space relationship is the sentence? "After lunch, she will begin plans for the upcoming meeting."
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Afternoon
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List the common prepositions
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About, Above, Across, After, Against, Along, Amid,
Behind, Beneath, Below, Between, Beyond, But, By, Concerning, Down, For, From, In, Into, Like, Of, Off, On, Since Through, To, Toward, Under, Underneath, Until, Upon, With, Within, Without |
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Define Conjunction
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Word used to connect two parts of a setnence
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What does Conjunction do in a sentence?
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Connects words, phrases, or even complete sentences
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Define Coordinating Conjunctions
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Link parts of a sentence that are equal in importance
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Subjects, Verbs, Prepositional phrases, or sentences are examples of what conjunction?
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Coordinating
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What are the conjunction(s) in this sentence, "Nancy and Rick graduated in the same year."
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And
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What are the conjunction(s) in this sentence, "We planned the agenda and headed for the meeting."
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And
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What are the conjunction(s) in this sentence, "You can get there through Pennsylvania or through Connecticut."
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Or
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What are the conjunction(s) in this sentence, "We want to include a bibliography in the report, but that might make it too long."
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But
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Define Correlative Conjunction
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Pairs to show relationships - Either, No, Not Only, But Also, Both, And, Weather, Or
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What are the Correlative Conjunction in this sentence, "Both the teacher and the student agreed ion the study plan."
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But & And
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What are the Correlative Conjunction in this sentence, "Either you decide now, or I'll decide for you."
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Either & Or
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Define Subordinating Conjuntion
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Used to connect and show the relationship between two complete thoughts
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What are words used in Subordinating Conjunction which connects the two sample sentences and show how they're related?
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Because & Although
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Define Conjunctive Adverbs
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Connect two groups of words that could stand on their own as individual sentences.
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What Part of Speech names something and acts as a subject or object with the examples of a Pencil, and Rebecca?
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Noun
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What Part of Speech takes the place of a noun with the examples of They, We, Himself?
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Pronoun
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What Part of Speech Modifies a noun or pronoun with the examples of Yellow, Smooth, Clear, and Jagged?
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Adjective
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What Part of Speech shows action, or helps to make a statement with the examples of Skip, Shout, Were, and Grows?
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Verb
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What Part of Speech Modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb with the examples of Rapidly, Somewhat, Well, and Too?
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Adverb
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What Part of Speech relates a noun or a pronoun to another word; begins a phrase with the examples of Into, Below, From, and Of?
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Preposition
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What Part of Speech joins words with the examples of And, But, and Or?
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Conjunction
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