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action verb
tells what action the subject of a sentence is doing. This action can be either physical (run, dance, jump) or mental (think, believe, want).
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adjective (ajihktihv) noun,adjective
Describes a noun or a pronoun.
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adverb (advurb) noun
1. modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb; answers the questions : when?, where?, how?, and to what extent?
2. a group of words that modify a verb, adjective or other adverb, often ending in "-ly"
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antecedent (antEHsuhduhnt) noun,adjective
the word or words that a pronoun stands for
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appositive
Nouns (or words that funciton as nouns), often set apart by commas, that explain or identify the previous noun
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article (ortuhkuhl) noun,verb
special type of adjective like a, an, the
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common noun
names any person, place, or thing.
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compound sentence
A sentence made up of two complete sentences, usually joined with a conjuction and a comma. EX: I really like her, but I am aftraid to talk to her.
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compound subject
A sentence that has two subjects and one predicate
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conjunction (kuhnjuhNGkshuhn) noun
A word used to connect words or phrases or clauses or sentences. For example: and, but, or, though and if are conjunctions
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declarative sentence
Makes a statement and ends in a period.
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direct object
noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb and answers the question What? or Whom?
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exclamatory sentence
a sentence that expresses strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point.
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helping verb
Word added before a verb to make a verb phrase
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imperative sentence
a command that ends with a period or exclamation point
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indirect object
answers questions TO WHOM/WHAT or FOR WHOM/WHAT the action of the verb is done
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interjection (ihnturjEHkshuhn) noun
1. Examples: Wow, Oh, Ouch, Great, Amazing, Yeah, Yea, Whew, Hurray, Gosh,
2. An interjection is a word or words that shows feeling. If the interjection stands alone, it is followed by an exclamation point. If it begins a sentence, it is set off with a comma.
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interrogative sentence
Asks a question and ends with a question mark.
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inverted order
when parts of the predicate or before parts of the subject
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irregular verb
A verb that does not follow a regular pattern to form it's principle parts.
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noun noun
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
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predicate (prEHduhkayt) noun,verb,adjective
The part of a sentence which tells about the subject, what the subject does, did, is, or was.
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preposition noun
A word that combines with a noun or pronoun, or a noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can be used as an adverb or adjective to modify a noun.
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prepositional phrase
A group of words which begins with one of the many prepositions and ends with a noun or pronoun.
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principal parts
four basic forms of a verb.
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pronoun (prohnoun) noun
Work like nouns, words substitute the noun such as :i,you,me,he,she,it,her,him
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proper noun
A noun that must be capitalized, such as a person's name or the name of a place
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regular verb
a verb that forms its past and past participle by adding -ed or -d
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run on sentence
two or more sentences run together without punctuation
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sentence (sEHntuhns) noun,verb
A group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb.
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sentence fragment
A group of words which may or may not contain a subject and a verb and does not form a complete thought.
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simple predicate
is the most important word in the complete predicate. It often shows action.
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simple sentence
includes only one subject and predicate
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simple subject
The main noun or pronoun that tells who or what a sentence is about.
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subject (suhbjEHkt) noun,verb,adjective
word or group of words in a sentence that tells the "who" or "what" the sentence is about
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verb (vurb) noun
1. A word that describes something you can do.
2. expresses action or a state of being
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verb phrase
has a main verb and one or more helping verbs
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verb tense
Lets you know that something is happening in the present, in the past, or in the future.
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