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English- Literary terms
Terms from nouns to assilation
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English
11th Grade
01/06/2011

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Nouns

Definition
A person, place, or thing.
Term
Common Noun
Definition

Not very descriptive, usually using the words: he, she, it, etc. etc.

 

He ran to the store, so he could buy some bread.

Term
Propper Noun
Definition

Propper Nouns are more descriptive than common nouns and almost always names of someone/thing: Tom, Sally, Empire State Building.
(first letter of propper nouns are capatilized)

 

Tom ran to the store (store is common because it isnt very specific), so he (that is a anticedent) could buy some Land-O-Lake butter.

Term
Adjective
Definition

Describes the noun.

 

Luke was happy.

Term
Verb
Definition

gives action to the Noun

 

Luke was feeling happy.

Term
Clause
Definition

A part of a sentance usually seperated by commas.

 

Term
Dependant Clause
Definition

A sentance fragment that needs another part to be an actuall sentance.

 

I was out of bread, so I ran to the store and bought some more.

Term
Independant clause
Definition

A sentance fragment that needs no other part and still be correct.

 

We were out of bread.

Term
Simple Sentance
Definition
 sentance containing 1 independant clause.
Term
compund sentance
Definition
2 independent clauses seperated by a commma.
Term
complex sentance
Definition
1 independent clause and 1 dependant clause. seperated by commas.
Term
compound-complex
Definition
2 or more independant clauses 1 or more depedant. 
Term
cooridinating conjunction
Definition
connects a word to a word, a phrase to a phrase, and a clause to a clause.
Term
subooridinating conjunction
Definition
connects and shows the relationship between two or more things.
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