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CDDS 106 Unit C
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Undergraduate 3
09/19/2011

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Term
Conjunctions
Definition

Connects words, phrases, or clauses

 

Examples: and, or, nor, but, while, for, because, and when

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Correlative Conjunctions
Definition

Paired words that help join sentences.

 

Examples:

both...and

either...or

neither...nor

not...but

not only...but also

Term
Basic Adverbial of
Definition

Means it's an adverb of only 1 word.

 

1 word adverbial

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Adverbial of Time
Definition
Answers: When
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Adverbial of Location
Definition
Answers: Where?
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Adverbial of manner
Definition
Answers: How?
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Adverbial of Frequency
Definition
Answers: How often?
Term
Very
Definition
Its an adverb that can modify an adjective or another adverb.
Term
Compound Subject
Definition

A subject that consists of 2 or more connected words.

 

Usual connecting words are: but, and, & or

Term
Compound Verb
Definition
A verb that consists of 2 or more connected verbs.
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Compound Adjective
Definition
Is an adjective that consists of 2 or more connected adjectives.
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Compound Direct Object
Definition
Is a direct object that consists of 2 or more connected direct objects.
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Compound Indirect Object
Definition
Is an indirect object that consists of 2 or more connected indirect objects.
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Compound Sentence
Definition

Is a sentence that contains 2 or more independent clauses (sentences).

 

Joined by a comma and a conjunction between the clauses.

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Adverbial of Duration
Definition
Answers: How long?
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Adverbial of reason
Definition
Answers: Why? For What or whom?
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Adverbial of distance
Definition

Answers: How far? (NOT WHERE!)

 

Adverbial Clause of distance is rare.

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Adverbial of accompaniment
Definition

Answers: With whom? (always animate)

 

99% of the time goes with "with"

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Adverbial of instrument
Definition

Answers: With what? (always inanimate)

 

99% of the time goes with "with"

Term
Adverbial of condition
Definition
Answers: On what condition(s)?
Term
Adverbial of assistance
Definition

Answers: For whom? (as a favor or assistance)

 

Usually uses the word "for"

 

Ex: For him I would do anything!

Term
How does an Adverbial of assistance differ from an indirect object?
Definition
They are different in that they modify the verb by indicating for whom something was done instead of being the recipient of the action of the verb, as is true of the indirect object.
Term
Adverbial of degree
Definition

Tell how large, how small, how long, how much, to what extent , etc.

 

They are unlike other adverbials which modify the main verbs, adverbs of degree usually modify adjectives or other verbs.

 

Most common are: Very, rather, too, and much.

Term
Preposition
Definition

is a word that shows a relationship between certain words in a sentence.

 

Ex: above, across, after, behind, below, between, for, in, near, off, on opposite, over, through, until, and with.

 

Only prepositions if they are used to link two other words in a sentence!

Term
Compound Prepositions
Definition

Consist of more than just one word.

 

Some Ex: in back of, by means of, in front of, instead of, on account of, on top of.

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