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Syntax 1
Types of Elements in Sentence Construction
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English
11th Grade
04/30/2007

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pronoun
Definition
takes the place of one or more nouns or pronouns
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noun
Definition
names a person, place, thing, or idea
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adjective
Definition
modifies a noun or pronoun
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verb
Definition
expresses action or a state of being
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preposition
Definition
shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word
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conjunction
Definition
joins words or wordgroups
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interjection
Definition
expresses emotino and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence
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subject
Definition
a noun or noun-substitute plus all modifiers
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predicate
Definition
verb or verb phrase, plus modifiers, compliments, and objects (direct/indirect)
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sentence
Definition
an independent grammatical unit containing subject and predicate, and expressing a complete thought
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phrase
Definition
a group or related words used as a single part of speech
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clause
Definition
a group or related words containing a subject and predicate
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independent clause
Definition
may stand alone as a sentence
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dependent clause
Definition
cannot stand alone as a sentence
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conventions/mechanics
Definition
widely accepted rules for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization
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