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adjective
The man was wise |
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Definition
| A word that modifies a noun |
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pronoun
Dante makes Virgil an important character in the story. He represents Reason. |
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Definition
| A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun. |
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gerund
Finding the abbey took only a few hours. |
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Definition
| verb forms ending in -ing that function as nouns. Like other nouns, gerunds can be used as subjects, complements, obects of prepositions, or appositives |
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direct object
He kicked the ball into the net. |
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Definition
| a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed |
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action verb
The boy kicked the ball |
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Definition
| a word belonging to the part of speech that is the center of the predicate and which describes an act or activity |
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compound sentence
The boy went to the store and he bought a pack of bubble gum. |
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Definition
| a sentence containing two or more independent clauses, usually connected by a conjunction. |
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participle
The boy, afflicted with pain, screamed in agony. |
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Definition
| a verbal form used as an adjective |
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simple sentence
The boy walked to the store. |
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Definition
| a sentence with only one clause. |
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prepositional phrase
The boy walked into the store. |
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Definition
| a phrase consisting of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object. |
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verb phrase
The boy will be going to the store. |
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Definition
| a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb |
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predicate nominative
The boy is a farmer. |
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Definition
| A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the verb |
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appositive
The boy, a farmer, worked all day long. |
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Definition
| a word or phrase following a noun that describes what it is. |
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