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english 10 a final review
english final
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English
10th Grade
01/16/2020

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deference
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respectful submission to anothers judgement(noun)
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coherent
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logical and easy to understand(adjective)
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abashed
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embarrassed or ashamed(verb)
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inculcation
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teaching using frequent repetition (noun)
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theology
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study of religion(noun)
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gingerly
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to use great care or caution(adverb)
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abomination
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something horrible that is greatly disliked(noun)
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blasphemy
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act of cursing god (noun)
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deposition
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witnesses testimony(noun)
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size or amount(adjective)
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anonymity
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freedom of identification(noun)
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confounded
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puzzled or confused by something(adjective)
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agape
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wide open(adjective)
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beguile
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influence or charm usually with trickery (verb)
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flounder
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hesitate or struggle marked by stumbling movements(verb)
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adamant
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set in opinion, stubborn(adjective)
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cleave
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to split something at its natural or weakest point.(verb)
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purged
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to get rid of something(verb)
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contemplate
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think about something seriously and at length(verb)
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reluctant
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hesitant or unsure of something(adjective)
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dejected
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feeling depressed or sad because of some reason(adjective)
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anguish
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physical or mental pain(noun)
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serene
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calm,relaxed,tranquil(adjective)
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ominous
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sign foreshadowing something bad is going to happen(adjective)
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derogatory
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offensive language used to insult, be little(adjective)
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plaintive
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sounding sad or expressing sorrow
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venerate
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to treat someone with utmost respect
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apprehensive
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frightened,scared,or nervous to do something
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precede
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to go before something
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subdue
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to bring down with forcible control
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subside
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diminish in intensity
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reprehensive
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something highly unacceptable and should be censored
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cliche
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overused,unoriginal phrase,trend,or idea
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maul
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assault or attack something
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meager
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too small
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disarming
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charming, attractive nature
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apathy
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indifference,not caring one way or another
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indigation
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anger at unfairness
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console
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to comfort someone
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contrieve
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do something in a creative or clever manner
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pretentious
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arrogant,concited
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imperceptible
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slight or sutle difficult to notice
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demise
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the end or death of something
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synonymous
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similar, same as something else.
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rousing
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inspiring,exciting
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pugnacious
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quarrel or ready to fight
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amicable
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friendly
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impetuous
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being impulsive
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prolific
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highly productive
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divergent
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tending to be different,deviating from the norm
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prepositional phrases
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starts with a preposition and ends with a noun, often adds location
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irony
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contradiction,humor based on opposites
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verbal irony
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what one says is not what one means(sarcasm)
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dramatic irony
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audience knows something character does not
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situational irony
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contrast between what happens and what is expected to happen
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infinitive
Definition
form of a verb that generally starts with "to" and is followed up with a verb ex:to run
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allusion
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direct reference to a famous historical person,place,event,or idea. generally embedded in some sort of figurative language
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where do most phrases end
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punctuation mark or verbs
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gerund
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verb ending in "ing" acting as a noun
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what do gerunds function as
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functions as a noun,occupies position in sentences that nouns would
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allegory
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narrative that serves as a long metaphor contains symbols,characters,objects and works together. ex:the wizard of oz( politics and economy in 1890)
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participle
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looks like a verb,acts as an adjective.ex:the leaping cat surprised me.
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ethos
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appeal to ethics, convince they're fair and well informed,create trust and respect with audience, appeal morals( right v.s. wrong)
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pathos
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appeal to emotion,strong emotion to convince,use description,personal examples,careful word choice, make audience emotionally attached to message
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logos
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appeal to reasons, logical data to prove point,convince by facts,statistics, and definitions
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appositive
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a noun or pronoun that usually follows another noun or pronoun and renames it,often separated from sentence with a comma.
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it is imperative(to study for the final exam)
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infinitive
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driving(to work) takes me a half hour
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prepositional
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i really want (to go to the movies) to see Breaking Dawn part 2
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infinitive
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Hurrying to get (to school),i realized i left my homework at home
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prepositional
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(to live in Hawaii) would be amazing
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infinitive
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it is important (to look both ways before you cross the street)
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infinitive
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(to the right of the counter)you will find my purse
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prepositional
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going (to Michigan State) is my kind of fun
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prepositional
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whenever you want (to leave),just let me know
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infinitive
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i forgot ( to call) my mom when i got home
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infinitive
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the teacher(helping the English 11 students) is Mr. Pryal.
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participal
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the emcee wanted to introduce the contestants
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infinitive
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to learn the greek alphabet was the young scholar's goal
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infinitive
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participating in the indy 500 this year was fun for the veteran driver
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gerund
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these primary grade students enjoy drawing on the board
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gerund
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skateboarding most of the morning, jason did not tire easily
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participial
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this speaker is the one to watch
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infinitive
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knowing how to get back to its nest,the oriole started on his journey
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participial
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watching the bathers swim occupied the man's time this morning
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gerund
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a man recognizing his mistakes should correct them
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participial
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it is important to look both ways before you cross the street
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infinitive
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i am a person that likes to read in my spare time
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prepositional
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i had to call a player to the sidelines because their jersey was torn
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prepositional
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my biggest dreams are winning a gold medal and passing this test
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gerund
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in hawaii the major export is cattle
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prepositional
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right around january is when school becomes a nuisance
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prepositional
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racing to get to work i forgot my wallet on my dresser
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participial
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learning from your mistakes is really what life is all about
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gerund
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i cant wait until christmas
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prepositional
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bursting into laughter,Greg realized he wore two different shoes to school
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participial
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my best friend,maggie tripped and fell walking down the hall
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appositive
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sammy tripped over the cat while attempting to open the door
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prepositional
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officer lewis gave me a ticket for speeding
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gerund
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to reveal his sincerity, hans knelt down on one knee to ask anna for forgiveness.
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infinitive
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we drink distilled water in our house
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participial
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allow twenty minutes a pound for roasting a turkey
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gerund
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expecting good news,ralphie raced to the mailbox
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participial
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my math teacher, Mrs. Lebrun loves swiss cake rolls
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appositive
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gerunds look like verbs but act as adjectives. true or false ?
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false
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"in the kitchen"is a prepositional phrase. true or false?
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true
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in the sentence "driving through the rain is fun" the gerund phrase is driving. true or false?
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false
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infinitive phrases rename nouns. true or false
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false
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there is an infinitive phrase in the sentence " i was attempting to run the mile in 4 minutes." true or false
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true
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participle phrases can be replaced with the word "it". true or false
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false
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the sentence "my cat grady has a broken foot",contains an appositive phrase. true or false
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true
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