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Magic Lens Level 1
Magic Lens Level 1 Definitions
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Grammar
9th Grade
12/12/2011

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grammar
Definition
a way of thinking about language
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four levels
Definition
parts of speech, parts of sentence, phrases, clauses
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parts of speech
Definition
the eight kinds of words in the english language
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noun
Definition
the name of a person, place, or thing
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pronoun
Definition
a word that takes the place of a noun
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subject pronouns
Definition
pronouns used for subjects of berbs and subject complements
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list of subject pronouns
Definition
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
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object pronouns
Definition
used as direct or indirect objects, and objects of prepositions
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list of object pronouns
Definition
me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
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adjective
Definition
a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
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article
Definition
the three adjectives a, an, and the
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definite article
Definition
the adjective the
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indefinite articles
Definition
the adjectives a and an
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three degrees of adjectives
Definition
positive, comparative, superlative
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verb
Definition
a word that shows action, being, or links a subject to its subject complement
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conjunction
Definition
a word that joins two words or two groups of words
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coordinating conjunctions
Definition
and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet
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subordinating conjunctions
Definition
if, as, since, when, because
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correlative conjunctions
Definition
either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also
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preposition
Definition
shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence
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interjection
Definition
shows emotion but has no grammatical function
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