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| two or more nouns used as one word |
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| two or more nouns or pronouns acting as the subjects of the same verb |
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| a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea |
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| a word that stands for one or more nouns |
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| a group of words that communicates a complete thought |
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| a word or words that tell whom or what the sentence is about |
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| a word that communicates an action or a state of being |
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| the two words that usually join a compound subject are ___ and ___ |
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| and; or (sometimes either is used) |
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| a verb form that assists the main verb in expressing an action |
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| a main verb alone with one or more helping verbs |
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| the parts of a compound verb are usually joined by the words ___, ___, but, or ___ |
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| a noun or pronoun that answers the question who or what after an action verb |
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| a noun or a pronoun that follows an action verb and answers the question 'to whom' or 'for whom' or 'to what' or 'for what' |
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| a word that describes a noun or pronoun |
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| a word or words that complete the meaning of the verb and its object |
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| a kind of verb that links the subject with another word that renames, identifies, or describes the subject |
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| a noun or pronoun that acts as a subject complement to identify or rename the subject |
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| only __ and ___ can act as predicate nominatives |
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| an adjective that acts as a subject complement to describe the subject |
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