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10th Grade
06/05/2012

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Term
Conjunction
Definition
and, but, like
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Verb
Definition
Identifies action or state of being
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Noun
Definition
Names a person, place, or thing
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Pronoun
Definition
Takes the place of the noun
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Adjective
Definition
Describing a noun.
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Action Verbs
Definition
Tells of an action,
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Linking Verbs
Definition
Do not tell of an action,
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Subordinating Conjunction
Definition
Create a dependant Clause on their own.
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Coordinating Conjunctions
Definition
Conjunctions that join words or groups of words of equal importance together.
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Prepositions
Definition
is a word that is used with a noun or pronoun. To show the relationship between the noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence.
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Adverb
Definition
Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
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Fragment
Definition
A SENTENCE FRAGMENT fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot stand by itself. It does not contain even one independent clause.
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Run-On
Definition
A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses (i.e., complete sentences) are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction
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Complex Sentence
Definition
A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.
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Compound Sentence
Definition
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator.
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Simple Sentence
Definition
A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.
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Independant Clause
Definition
An independent clause (or main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself.
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