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30 Cards in this Set
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Active voice |
One of the two "voices" of verbs. When the verb of a sentence is in the active voice , the subject is doing the acting , as in the sentence. "Kevin hit the ball" Kevin the subject in the sentence acts in relation to the ball |
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Agreement |
The agreement based on overt grammatical categories as,above is formal agreement. In contrast to notional agreement, which is based on meaning. For instance in American English the phrase The United Nations is treated as a singular for purposes of agreement even though it's formally plural |
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Antecedent |
A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. Preceding in time or order. Previous or pre existing |
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Clause |
A unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of o subject and predicate |
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Compound |
Compound noun+noun headphone headset ladybug |
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Misplaced modifier |
A phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word |
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Parallel structure |
Also called parallelism is the repition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence . By making each compared item or idea in your sentence follow the same grammatical pattern , you create parallel constructure |
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Parts of speech |
A category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions. In English the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun , adjective, determiner, verb,adverb, preposition, conjunction,and interjection |
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Passive voice |
Passive voice is a grammatical. Construction specifically a voice . the noun or noun phrase that would be the object of an active sentence or clause in the passive voice. E.g. The enemy was deafeted by our troops |
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Phrase |
A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit typically forming a component of a clause |
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Plural |
Denoting more than one |
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Singular |
Denoting or referring to just one person or thing |
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Subject |
A person or thing that is being discussed described or delt with |
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Tense |
A tense of a form taken by a verb to show the time of an action there are three main tenses present tense things that are true when the words are spoken written or are generally true or for some languages would be true in the future |
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Verb |
A word which is used to describe as action state or occurrence and forming the main part of a predicate of a sentence such as hear become happen |
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Nouns |
Names a person place thing or idea |
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Pronoun |
Takes the place of a noun , she , them , mine, somebody.. |
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Adjective |
Modifies a noun or pronoun.. Shy, sweet, sparkly, cold,.. |
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Adverb |
Modifies a verb , adjective , or adverb.. Soon .. There.. Cleverly.. Far |
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Preposition |
Shows relationship .before , about ,after,behind.. |
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Conjunction |
Joins words or groups of words.....and....but...neither...nor |
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Interjection |
Expresses emotion , hey ....wow....oh...ugh |
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Subjects and verbs |
A sentence is composed of at least one subject and one verb. The subject is the part of the sentence about which something is being said.The verb tells what the subject is or does. "The tiny -insect buzzes- furiously over the flowering plants.... Insect is the subject about which something is being said. Buzzes is the verb that tells what the insect does. |
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Propositional phrase |
Begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun ; may act as an adjective or adverb...ex. Into the woods, after the long winter, like me. |
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Participle phrase |
Containing the -ing or ed form of a verb; acts as an adjective |
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Gerund |
Contains the -ing form of a verb; acts as a noun. Ex... Your essay writing, flying a plane, clever storytelling. |
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Infinitive |
Contains the to form of a verb acts as a noun adjective or adverb...ex,,, needed to sleep... A day to remember.. Happy to help. |
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Appositive phrase |
Contains a noun or pronoun and any modifiers renames or expositions another noun or pronoun.. Our coach , this years teacher of the year. Is a wonderful mentor.. We will meet on Friday, the last day in June. |
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Independent clause |
Expresses a complete thought and can stand on its own as a sentence..ex,,, Fairtylates are common worldwide.. |
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Dependent (subordinate) clause |
Does not express a complete,thought. Cannot be a,sentence. Can be used as adjectives or adverbs Adjective- begin with relative pronouns like who, whom, whose, which, and that, Adverb clauses begin with begin with subbordinating conjunctions such, as, after, although, as if, because , before, if, since, so that, unless, until, whenever,where, and while |