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8th Grade Weekly Quiz Review
Terms and Definitions for Weekly Quizzes
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English
8th Grade
09/25/2014

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Term
VERB
Definition
the word that shows the action or existence of the subject in a sentence
Term
PREPOSITION
Definition
a word that shows a relationship between its object and the rest of the sentence
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ADVERB
Definition
a word that describes or modifies and verb, adjective, or another adverb
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ADJECTIVE
Definition
a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
Term
CONJUNCTION
Definition
a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses
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PRONOUN
Definition
a word that takes the place of or refers back to a noun
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INTERJECTION
Definition
a word that shows excitement or emotion
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NOUN
Definition
a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
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DIRECT OBJECT
Definition
a noun or pronoun that tells who or what after the action verb
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LINKING VERB
Definition
a verb that links a word in the predicate part of the sentence back to the subject
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ACTION VERB
Definition
a verb that shows the action of the subject
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APPOSITIVE
Definition
a noun that follows another noun, renaming that noun, set off by commas
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SUBJECT
Definition
a noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about
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PARTICIPLE
Definition
a verb form ending in -ed or -ing that is used as an adjective
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INFINITIVE
Definition
"to" plus a verb, used as an adverb, adjective, or noun
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GERUND
Definition
a verb form ending in -ing, used as a noun
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