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mrs.j vocab
vocab set 11
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English
8th Grade
12/03/2008

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Term
proper noun
Definition
Names a specific person place or thing or idea.
Term
noun
Definition
A person place or thing or idea.
Term
common noun
Definition
Names any person place or thing or idea.
Term
concrete noun
Definition
Names things that you can see and touch.
Term
abstract noun
Definition
Names ideas, qualities or feelings that cannot be seen or touched.
Term
compound noun
Definition
Nouns made of two or more words.
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possessive noun
Definition
Names who or what owns or has something
Term
contraction
Definition
A word made by combining two words into one and leaving out one or more letters.
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collective noun
Definition
Names a group that is made up of individuals.
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appositive
Definition
A noun that is placed next to another noun to identify it or add information about it.
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appositive phrase
Definition
A group of words that includes an appositive and other words that describe the appositive.
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