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List #3
Grammar and Syntax
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English
11th Grade
02/19/2009

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Term
Article
Definition
part of speech used to indicate nouns and specify their applications (a, an, the)
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Noun
Definition
person, place, thing, or idea
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Pronoun
Definition
replaces noun
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Verb
Definition
action word
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Adjective
Definition
descriptive words
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Adverb
Definition
modifies verb, adjective, or another adverb
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Preposition
Definition
combines with noun or pronoun to form phrase
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Conjunction
Definition
joins two words or phrases together
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Interjection
Definition
exclamatory words
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Subject
Definition
tells whom or what the sentence is about
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Predicate
Definition
tells something about the subject
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Direct Object
Definition
noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what recieves action of verb
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Indirect Object
Definition
noun, pronoun, or word group that tells to whom the of verb is done
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Predicate Noun Complement
Definition
word or word group in predicate that identifies or refers to subject
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Predicate Adjective Complement
Definition
adjective in predicate that describes subject
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Prepositional Phrase
Definition
includes a presposition, the object of the preposition, and modifiers of the object
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Appostive
Definition
noun, noun phrase, or noun clause that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
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Common Verb
Definition
follows standard pattern
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Participal
Definition
used as adjective
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Gerund
Definition
verb using "ing"
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Infinitive
Definition
verb that comes after another verb
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Dependent Clause
Definition
does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence
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Independent Clause
Definition
expresses a complete thought and can stand on its own
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Simple Sentence
Definition
has only one independent clause
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Compound Sentence
Definition
combines two or more independent clauses
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Complex Sentence
Definition
one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
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Compound-Complex Sentence
Definition
has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
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Declarative Sentence
Definition
makes a statement and ends with a period
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Imperative Sentence
Definition
gives a command or makes a request. Most end in periods while strong commands end in exclamation points
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Exclamatory Sentence
Definition
shows excitement or has strong feeling, ends with an exclamation point
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Interrogative Sentence
Definition
asks a question and ends in a question mark
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Rhetorical Sentence
Definition
asks a question that is not meant to be answered
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