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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Nouns |
Naming words |
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Verbs |
Doing words |
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Adjectives |
Describing words |
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Adverbs |
Describe verbs |
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Pronouns |
Take the place of nouns |
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Conjunctions |
Connecting words |
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Prepositions |
Time, space, direction |
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Determiners |
Give specific information about a noun |
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Proper nouns |
Names of specific people, places, brands |
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Concrete nouns |
Things you can physically touch |
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Abstract nouns |
Things like comcept, states and qualities |
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Collective nouns |
Groups of people, animals, or things (government) |
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Pre modifiers |
They come before the noun. You can have more than 1 pre modifier. |
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Post modifier |
They come after the noun. |
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Attribute adjectives |
Are pre modifying. Come before the noun. |
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Predicative adjective |
Post modifying. They're usually linked to the noun they are modifying by a form of the verb. |
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Comparitive adjectives |
Are formed by adding as -er inflection. Eg, long-er |
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Superlative adjective |
Are formed by adding -est. Eg, longest |
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Minor sentences |
Are complete and meaningful statements that don't have a verb and subject combination. |
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Simple sentences |
Must have a subject and verb. It should express a complete thought. |
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Compound sentences |
Are independent clauses linked to another independent lauds by a coordinating conjunction. |
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Complex sentences |
Consist of a main clause and a subordinate clause. A subordinating conjunction connects the clauses together. |
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Compound-compelx sentences |
Are made from at least 2 coordinating clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction and at least 1 subordinate clause. |
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Syntax |
The arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences in a language. |
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Morphology |
The study of the form of words |
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Multiple negation |
When a sentence or utterance contains more that one negative |
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Plural marking |
Method of making a singular noun in plural form |
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Unmarked plurality |
When the singular form of a noun is used rather than the plural |
