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CDDS 106
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English
Undergraduate 3
11/02/2011

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Term
Be- Auxiliary
Definition
Am, Are, Is, Was, Were, Be
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Have-Auxiliary
Definition
Has, Have, Had
Term
Past Participle
Definition
Ends in "ed" for regular verbs, or "en" for irregular verbs
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Present Participle
Definition
Ends in "ing", a state of being
Term
Intransitive Verb
Definition
Does not need a direct object to complete its meaning.
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Transitive Verb
Definition
Receives the action of the main ____
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Demonstative Determiner
Definition
This, That, Those, These
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Demonstrative Pronoun
Definition
I love THAT!
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Cardinal Determiner
Definition
I saw THREE horses.
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Cardinal Pronoun
Definition
If there is no noun after a number.
I saw those THREE.
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Modal Auxiliary
Definition
Can, Will, Shall, May, Must
Term
Appositive
Definition
A. Follows, explains, repeats and renames the noun it follows.
B. Modifies the noun it follows.
i.e. Grace Augusta, MY AUNT, lives by herself.
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Comparative Adjectives
Definition
An adjective that compares a noun with something else.
i.e. The tea was better than the lemonade.
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Superlative Adjective
Definition
An adjective that compares a noun with everthing else in its category.
i.e. The tea was the best drink at the action.
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Indefinite Pronoun
Definition
Do not refer to any particular persons, places, or things.
i.e. One, anyone, each, either, neither, somebody,someone
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Correlative Conjunction
Definition
The way sentences can be conjoined by the use of paired words.
i.e. BOTH David AND John were sick
NOT Tom BUT Mary won the prize.
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