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grammar 11
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11th Grade
12/22/2011

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obsolete
Definition
a definition no longer in use
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participles
Definition
forms,general,or informal
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connotation
Definition
suggestive meaning or atmosphere of a word
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restrictive
Definition
clauses not set up by commas (necessary to meaning)
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syntax
Definition
fixed word order
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nonrestrictive
Definition
clauses set up by commas (unnecessary to meaning)
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infinitives
Definition
verbals proceded by "to" and used as a noun
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etymology
Definition
the history of a word
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levels of usage
Definition
forms,general,or informal
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inflections
Definition
word ending indicating gramatical function
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antecedent
Definition
words for which pronouns stand for
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reflexive
Definition
a pronoun referring to self and referrring to a previously used noun or pronoun
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intensive
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a pronoun referring to self and referrring to a previously used noun or pronoun by immediate repetition
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