grammar Flashcards

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subject

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the noun that agrees with the verb, the actor in the sentence

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appositive

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a noun or pronouns that renames another noun or pronoun, comes between commas

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direct object

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the noun phrase following a transitive verb that refers to the thing affected by the action

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object of the preposition

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a noun phrase introduced by a preposition

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indirect object

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the noun that identifies the recipient or beneficiary of the action expressed by the transitive verb

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direct address

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an interjection that addresses the person or group being spoken to

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predicate nominative

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the noun following the linking verb, renames the subject

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object of the verbal

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the noun following a verbal that refers to the thing affected by the action

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transitive verb

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verbs that require objects to complete their meaning

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intransitive verb

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do not need a direct object to complete their meaning

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helping verbs

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before main verb. do, have, can, might, will, must

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linking verb

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serves as an equals sign, links the subject and the following description

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adjective

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words that describe nouns and pronouns

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articles

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indefinite and definite

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adverbs

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words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

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demonstrative pronoun

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this, that, these, those

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relative pronoun

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who, which, that, when, where

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indefinite pronoun

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refers to a nonspecific person or thing (something, someone, anyone)

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personal pronouns

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used to refer to a specific person (I, me, you, she, her, he, him, it, we, us, they, them)

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interrogative pronouns

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a pronoun used to open a question (who whose which what)

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reflexive pronoun

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a pronoun that refers back to a noun or pronoun previously mentions. suffix “selves”

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coordinating conjunction

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FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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correlative conjunction

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either/or neither/nor not only/but also

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subordinating

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a conjunction that introduces an adverbial clause

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conjunctive adverb
an adverb used with a semicolon to connect independent clauses
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active voice
indicates that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action of the clause or sentence
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passive voice
indicated that the grammatical subject of the verb is not performing the action
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gerund phrase
a verbal that functions as a noun ending in -ing
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participle phrase
an adjectival phrase including the participle and the object of the participle or any words modified by or relating to the participle; present: -ing past:--ed or -en
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infinitive phrase
a verb phrase consisting of to followed by an uninflected verb form
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predicate adjective
describes the subject
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noun object compliment
comes after and renames the direct object, telling what it has become or been called
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adjective object compliment
comes after and describes the direct object, describing what is has become or is called
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adjectival prepositional phrase
a prep phrase that modifies a noun
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adverbial prepositional phrase
a prep phrase that modifies a verb
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absolute phrase
has a subject, but no verb; the subject is followed by a participle, a prepositional phrase, or adjective; linked to the sentence with a comma; one "to be verb" from a complete sentence
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verb phrase
contains a main verb, any helping verbs, and adverbs
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verbal phrase
contains a verbal, its objects, and/or its modifiers
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appositive phrase
renames a nearby noun or pronoun; they contain an appositive and its modifiers
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independent clause
a complete sentence that can stand alone
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adjectival dependent clause
modify nouns and pronouns usually come directly after the nouns they modify. start with relative pronouns
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adverbial dependent clause
dependent clause that modifies a verb. begin with subordinating conjunctions
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noun dependent clause
dependent clause that functions as a noun
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declarative sentence
a sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period
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imperative sentence
a sentence that issues a command and has an implied subject
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interrogative sentence
a sentence that asks a question and ends with a questions mark
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exclamatory sentence
a sentence that expresses an intense or immediate feeling and ends with an exclamation point
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simple sentence
one independent clause and no dependent clauses
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compound sentence
contains at least 2 independent clauses and no dependent clauses
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complex sentence
contains one independent clause and one dependent clause
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compound-complex sentence
contains at least 2 independent clauses and at least one dependent clause