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Grammar
For Midterms 12/17
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English
7th Grade
12/16/2010

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Term
COMMON NOUN
Definition

a normal noun

Ex:: cat, dog, horse, human

Term
PROPER NOUN
Definition

a name of a person, place or thing

Ex:: Barack Obama, Mc.Donalds, Poot, Laura

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CONCRETE NOUN
Definition

A noun that you can touch

Ex:: Chair, cat, cup

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ABSTRACT NOUN
Definition

A noun that you cannot touch

Ex:: Freedom, peace, friendship

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HELPING VERBS
Definition

A verb that cannot stand alone

Ex:: is jumping, are going

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ACTION VERB
Definition

shows an action

Ex:: jumping, hitting, walking

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LINKING VERB
Definition

a verb that cannot stand alone

Ex:: Is, are

(I'm jumping, not, I'm is)

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COMPOUND SUBJECT
Definition

two or more subjects

Ex:: Poot and angel, he and she

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COMPOUND VERB
Definition

two or more verbs

Ex:: Jumping and running

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PREPOSITION
Definition

show position of something

Ex::On, below, under

(There are around 50)

(25 memorized)

Term
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Definition

starts with the preposition then has what the preposition describes

Ex:: Under the table, on the chair

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ADJECTIVE PHRASE
Definition

a prepositional phrase with an adjective

Ex:: of great wealth

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ADVERB PHRASE
Definition

a prepositional phrase that acts as an adverb

Ex:: from the dog

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NOMINATIVE PRONOUN
Definition

in the subject

Ex:: she goes to the store with him

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OBJECTIVE PRONOUN
Definition

in the predicate

Ex:: she goes to the store with him

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POSSESIVE PRONOUN
Definition

shows posession

Ex:: mine, yours, ours

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PERSONAL PRONOUN
Definition

has to do with a person

Ex:: she, he

Term
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN
Definition

has to do with asking a question

Ex:: who, when, where

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RELATIVE PRONOUN
Definition

shows a relationship

Ex:: The house that I build, the professor who talked to me

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
Definition

when you point at things

Ex:: That, this

Term
REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
Definition

one that refects

Ex:: I looked at myself in the mirror

Term
INTENSIVE PRONOUN
Definition

similar to reflexive, used to emphasize

Ex:: I, myself, made that cake

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INDEFINATE PRONOUN
Definition

showing an idea without giving it away

Ex:: many of the people, each person

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PRONOUN ANTACEDENT
Definition

the word that the pronoun replaces. They have to agree in number and gender

Ex:: He is soft (Poot is soft)

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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
Definition

when the subject and the verb agree in number

 

Term
PROPER ADJECTIVE
Definition

specific descriptor

Ex:: an American flag .v.s. a flag

Term
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE
Definition

this is yours vs this book is yours

Pronoun- this is yours

Adj-this book is yours

Term
PARTICIPLE
Definition

when you take a verb and make it into an adjective

Ex:: She pet the excited dog

She pet the dog

Term
PARTICIPIAL PHRASE
Definition

starts with a participle, then follows with what is describes

Ex:: Blessed with determination, the pioneers marched on.

(can be taken out)

Term
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
Definition

brings two parts of a sentence together (FANBOYS)

Ex:: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Term
SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION
Definition

shows the relationship between two clauses

Ex:: However, therefore

Term
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Definition

Subject and verb

I walked very fast

Term
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Definition

two subject and verbs joined by a fanboy

s-v,fanboy,s-v

She went to the store, but he went to the mall

Term
COMPLEX SENTENCE
Definition

s-v, coordinating clause, s-v

Ex:: Jack went on the bus after he ate pizza

Term
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
Definition

question sentence

Ex: Where is Jill??

Term
IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
Definition

a command

Ex: go wash the dishes!

Term
Deborahs jobs
Definition

-prophit

-judge

-warrior

Term
How did barak help deborah?
Definition
fought with her. Brought her to the mountain
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