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English Grammar
English Grammar
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Grammar
9th Grade
03/10/2010

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Term
transitive verb
Definition
An action verb expressing doable action and has a direct object.

Example :
Sylvia kicked Juan under the table.

Kicked = transitive verb; Juan = direct object.
Term
preposition
Definition
Prepositions are the words that indicate location.

The puppy is (on) the floor.

The puppy is (beside) the phone.

Prepositions can also show location in time.
Term
participle
Definition
verb: giggle, past participle :giggled, present participle: giggling.
Term
noncount noun
Definition
A noun that cannot be plural. Example: weather.
Term
modifier
Definition
modifiers provide description.

Example: Poor (Stephen), who just wanted a quick meal to get through his three-hour biology lab, quickly (dropped his fork) on the cafeteria tray, gagging with disgust as a tarantula wiggled out of his cheese omelet, a sight requiring a year of therapy before Stephen could eat eggs again.
Term
linking verb
Definition
basically an equal sign. example: He (is) happy. He = happy.
Term
infinitive
Definition
TO + VERB = infinitive.
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