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65 Cards in this Set
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Declarative sentence
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sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person, place, thing, or idea
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Interrogative sentence
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sentence that asks a question - Is that my son Jimmy?
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Imperative sentence
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sentence that issues a command - Please clear the dinner table.
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Exclamatory sentence
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sentence that communicates strong ideas or feelings - That was a great shot!
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Simple sentence
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sentence with a single subject or compound subject and a single predicate or a compound predicate - this has only one independent and no dependent clauses
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Single subject, single predicate
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type of simple sentence - My dog growls.
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Compound subject, single predicate
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type of simple sentence - My dog and my cat growl.
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Compound subject, compound predicate
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type of simple sentence - My dog and my cat growl and appear agitated.
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Independent clause with two phrases
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type of simple sentence - I must have two vicious pets from the pound in my town.
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Compound sentence
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sentence made up of two independent clauses - clauses must be joined by a semicolon or by a comma and a coordinating conjunction - My dog growls at the mailman, but my cat growls at her littermate.
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Complex sentence
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sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses - When you pass the test, you'll enjoy a career in teaching.
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Compound/complex sentence
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sentence that has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses - I just earned my teaching degree, and I plan to get a teaching job because I need a career.
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Common nouns
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nouns that do not name specific people, places, or things and are not capitalized - person, animal, car
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Proper nouns
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nouns that name particular people, places, or things and are capitalized - President Bush, Chicago, Judaism
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Concrete nouns
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nouns that name a thing that is tangible (can be seen, heard, touched, smelled, or tasted) - dog, Campus Cinema, football
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Abstract nouns
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nouns that name an idea, condition, or feeling (something that is not concrete) - ideals, justice, Americana
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Collective nouns
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nouns that name a group or unit - gaggle, herd, community
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Singular nouns
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number of nouns such as book, library, bacterium, man
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Plural nouns
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number of nouns such as books, libraries, children, bacteria, men
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Masculine nouns
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gender of nouns such as father, brother, uncle, men, bull
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Feminine nouns
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gender of nouns such as mother, sister, aunt, women, cow
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Neuter nouns
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gender of nouns such as window, shrub, door, college, car
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Indefinite nouns
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gender of nouns such as chairperson, politician, president, professor, flight attendant
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Nominative case noun
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case of noun that can be the subject of a clause or the predicate noun when it follows the verb be
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Possessive case noun
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case of noun that shows possession or ownership
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Objective case noun
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case of noun that can be a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition
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Transitive verb
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type of verb that takes direct objects - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a receiver of the action - The secondary English student
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Intransitive verb
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type of verb that takes no objects or complements - An airplane flew overhead.
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Linking or connecting verb
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type of verb that connects the subject and the subject complement (an adjective, noun, or noun equivalent) - It was rainy.
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Auxiliary or helping verb
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type of verb that comes before another verb - She must have passed the semester exam.
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Past tense verb
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tense of verb used to tell about what happened in the past - They attended Wakefield Elementary School.
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Future tense verb
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tense of verb used to express action that will take place in the future - Next year, they will attend Broad Rock High School.
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Present perfect tense verb
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tense of verb used when action began in the past but continues into the present - Annie has attended a charter school for two years.
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Past perfect tense verb
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tense of verb used to express action that began in the past and happened prior to another past action - Dr. Hicks reported that redistricting had alleviated the crowding problem in schools
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Future perfect tense verb
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tense of verb used to express action that will begin in the future and will be completed in the future - By this time next year, Tory and Celia will have graduated
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Infinitive phrase
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phrase usually made up of “to” and the base form of a verb, such as to order or to abandon, can function as an adjective, adverb, or noun
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Participle
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verb form that usually ends in -ing or –ed and operates as adjectives but also maintain some characteristics of verbs - barking dog, painted faces
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Gerund phrase
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phrase made up of a present participle and functioning as a noun - Gardening is my favorite leisure activity.
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Simple pronoun
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type of pronoun such as I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who, what
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Compound pronoun
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type of pronoun such as itself, myself, anybody, someone, everything
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Phrasal pronoun
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type of pronoun such as each other, one another
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Antecedent
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the noun to which a pronoun refers - Jimmy is playing in a basketball tournament tomorrow. He hopes to play well.
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Personal pronoun
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class of pronoun that takes the place of nouns - Coach Spence change his starting line-up and won the game.
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Relative pronoun
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class of pronoun that relates adjective clauses to the nouns or pronouns they modify - A basketball player who plays with intensity and skill gets a place in the
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Indefinite pronoun
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class of pronoun that usually refers to unnamed or unknown people or things - Perhaps you know somebody who can slam-dunk a basketball.
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Interrogative pronoun
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class of pronoun that asks a question - Who are you and why do you play basketball?
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Demonstrative pronoun
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class of pronoun that points out people, places, or things without naming them - This should be an easy win, they are undefeated.
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Modifiers
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words, clauses, or phrases that limit or describe other words or groups of words
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Adjective
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type of modifier that describes nouns or pronouns
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Adverb
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type of modifier that describes time, place, manner, or degree
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Phrases
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groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech, such as a verb, verbal, prepositional, appositive, or absolute - "in the doghouse"
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Clauses
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groups of related words that have both a subject and a predicate - "(I have a tendency to procrastinate) when I have a high-stakes assignment"
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Comma
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type of punctuation used between two independent clauses, to separate adjectives, to separate contrasted elements, to set off appositives, to separate items in a list, to enclose explanatory words, after an introductory phrase, after an introductory clause, to set off a nonrestrictive phrase, to ensure clarity, in numbers, to enclose titles, in a direct address, to set off dialogue, to set off items in an address, and to set of dates
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Period
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type of punctuation used at the end of a sentence, after an initial or abbreviation, or as a decimal point
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Question mark
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type of punctuation used at the end of a direct or indirect question and to show uncertainty
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Semicolon
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type of punctuation used to separate groups that include commas and to set of independent clauses
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Exclamation point
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type of punctuation used to express strong feeling
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Apostrophe
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type of punctuation used in contractions, to form plurals, to form singular possessives, to form plural possessives, in compound nouns, to show shared possession, and to express time or amount
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Dash
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type of punctuation used for emphasis, to set of interrupted speech, to set off an introductory series, and to indicate a sudden break
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Parentheses
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type of punctuation used to set off explanatory information and to set off full sentences
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Hyphen
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type of punctuation used between numbers, between fractions, in a special series, to create new words, and to join numbers
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Conditional sentence
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sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact - If you were to hang onto the basketball rim, then you could experience the glory of every NBA player.
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Transitive verb
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type of verb that takes direct objects - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming receiver of the action - The secondary English student learns the methods of the master teacher.
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Future perfect tense verb
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tense of verb used to express action that will begin in the future and will be completed in the future - By this time next year, Tory and Celia will have graduated eighth grade.
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Relative pronoun
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class of pronoun that relates adjective clauses to the nouns or pronouns they modify - A basketball player who plays with intensity and skill gets a place in the starting line-up.
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