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| Names a person, place, thing, or idea. |
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| Names any one of a group of people, places, things, or ideas. |
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| Names particular person, place, thing, or idea. |
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| Names a person, place, or tangible thing. |
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| Names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic. |
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| Consists of two or more words that together name a person, place, thing, or idea. May be written as one word, separate words, or hyphenated words. (Ex: bookcase, stairway, toenail, ceiling fan, indoor pool, sister-in-law, great-great-great-aunt) |
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| Takes the place of one or more nouns or pronouns. |
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| The word or word group that a pronoun stands for. |
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| Refers to the one(s) speaking (first person), the one(s) spoken to second person), or the one(s) spoken about (third person). |
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1st|I, me ,my, mine |we, us, our,ours
2nd| you, your, yours |you, your, yours
3rd|he, him, his, she,|they,them,their
her, hers, it, its | theirs |
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| Refers to the subject of a verb and and functions as a complement or as the object of a preposition. |
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| Points out a noun or another pronoun. |
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| Emphasizes its antecedents. |
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| Introduces a subordinate clause. |
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| Refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not be specifically named. In other words, the pronoun may not have a specific antecedent. |
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| Modifies a noun or pronoun. Tells what kind, which one, how many, or how much. |
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| Used to indicate either specific or unspecific object(s). [Bad definition, I know.] |
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| A and an. Refers to any member of a general group. |
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| The. Refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea. |
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| Expresses action or state of being. |
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| The verb which actually has the action in the verb phrase. [*Winces*] |
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| The part of the verb phrase that just stands next to the main verb and helps, hence the name. [Please let me know if you have a better definition.] |
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| The Main Verb and Auxiliary Verbs together. |
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| A helping verb that is joined with a Main Verb to express an attitude such as necessity or possibility.(Ex: must, if, etc.) |
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| Expresses either physical or mental activity. |
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| Connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject. |
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| The word or word group that identifies or describes the subject connected by a linking verb. |
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| A word or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. |
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| Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Tells where, when, how, or to what extent. |
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| Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. |
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| Object of the Preposition |
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| A noun, pronoun, or word group that functions as a noun. In most cases , it follows the preposition. |
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| Made up of the preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object. |
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| Word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about. |
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| Word or word group that tell something about the subject. |
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| The main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about. May be a noun, pronoun, or word group. |
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| Consists of the simple subject and any word or word groups used to modify the simple subject. |
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| The main verb or word group that tells something about the subject. May be one-word verb or a verb phrase. |
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| Consists of the simple predicate and all of the words used to modify the simple predicate and to complete its meaning. |
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| Consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same verb. |
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| Consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same subject. |
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| Which question do you ask to find the subject of the sentence? |
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| Word or group that completes the meaning of a verb. |
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| A complement that tells who or what receives the action of a verb or shows the result of the action. |
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| A complement that often appears in sentences containing direct objects and that tells to whom, to what, for whom, or for what the action of a transitive verb is done. |
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| A group of unrelated words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject. |
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| A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun. |
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| A prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, adjective, or an adverb. |
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| Verbs should agree in number with its subject. |
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| Usually indicated with an exclamation point. Shows great emotion or enthusiasm. |
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| A word which connects other words or phrases. |
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| The time when a verb is happening. (Past, present, future, imperfect, pluperfect, etc.) |
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| How a sentence is structured based upon the placement of the subject. Passive or active. |
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| Similar to the predicate noun, except that it is located next to the word it modifies and contained by commas. |
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| A statement. Ends with a period. |
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| A question. Ends with a question mark. |
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| A command. Ends with a period. The subject may occasionally be the implied you. |
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| Similar to interjections. A sentence showing great emotion. Ends with an exclamation mark. |
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| A sentence which is too long since it lack proper punctuation, such as periods, semicolons, and commas. |
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| A sentence which is missing either a complete predicate, complete subject, or complete thought. |
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| Two words which mean the same thing. |
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| Two words which mean opposite things. |
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| Two words which sound the same but mean different things. |
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| The subject is in the front of the sentence. The doer of the verb is quite visible. |
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| The subject is towards the end of the sentence, usually with the preposition by. The doer of the verb is more subtle or not present. |
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| Predicate Nominative/ Noun |
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| A word which is located in the predicate and renames a word in the subject. |
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| A word which is located in the predicate and describes a word in the subject. |
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| Words that imitate sounds. |
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| Human qualities given to animals. |
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| Repetition of consonants near each other. |
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| Objects or actions which have a more literal meaning. |
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| Reveals a truth which may seem contradictory at first. |
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| A comparison made using like or as. |
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| A comparison made without using like or as. |
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| A reference to another event or piece. |
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| Something which invokes the five senses. (olfactory, tactile, auditory, visual, gustation) |
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| A saying with a meaning different from the literal meaning. |
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| A juxposition between two opposite things. |
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| A polite word or phrase used in the place of frankness. |
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| A saying which has lost power due to overuse. |
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| A play on words, double meanings. |
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| A person, animal, or thing which is in the story. |
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| The force in conflict with the protagonist. |
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| The main character who fights the antagonist. |
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| The manner of words expressed. Enunciation. |
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| The dictionary meaning of a word. |
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| Feelings or experiences associated with a word. |
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