grammar & parallelism Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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noun

A

person place thing

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2
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adjective

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describes noun/pronoun

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3
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adverb

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describes verb/adjective/adverb

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4
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pronoun

A

replace noun

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5
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interjection

A

express strong emotion often with an exclamation mark

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6
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conjunction

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connecting words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence ex. fanboys

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7
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preposition

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used before noun/pronoun- desrcibes TIME, PLACE, OR DIRECTION

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8
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noun + modifier, can be part of subject, object, or prepositional object

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main phrase

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9
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the father of waters (noun) is the Mississippi river

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main phrase

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10
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group of words used as a verb, contains verb and its compliment

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verb phrase

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11
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he is runnning toward the bus

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verb phrase

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12
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verb form that functions as a noun- can be subject, object, or prepositional object, can usually be replaced with a pronoun

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gerund phrase

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13
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skiing is my favorite sport

A

gerund phrase

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14
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‘-to” can be noun, verb, adjective

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infinitive verb

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15
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to love unconditionally is selfless

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infinitive verb

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16
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modifies noun in same sentence, looks like verb but acts like an adjective

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participal verb

17
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wagging her tail, my puppy greets me.

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participal verb

18
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noun phrase giving another name to the noun right beside it

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appositive phrase

19
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my dog, a poodle and maltese mix, is a rascal

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appositive phrase

20
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modifying phrase with preposition and object as an adjective or adverb

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prepositional phrase

21
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josie is inside the store (inside the store–> phrase after is, verb , josie is the girl with blue eyes (with blue eyes–> phrase after noun, girl)

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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

22
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group of words acts as a single noun, but contains a subject and verb ex that, how, who

23
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she knew how it broke CAN BE REPLACED WITH PRONOUN

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noun clause (can be replaced with pronoun)

24
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dependent clause acting as an adverb

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adverb clause

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if you pay for the snacks, i'll get the pizza
adverb clause
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group of words acting as an adjective ex whose, which, etc
adjective clause
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constantine, whose birthday is today, is in town.
adjective clause
28
2 or more independent clauses connected with a cc
coordinate clause
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using the same parallelism form of repeating ideas so each idea is levied
parallelism
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- put listed items in column - use same structure on both sides of cc - keep members of series/istl same construction
important factors of parallelism