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Grammar: Unit 1
A review of Grammar Unit 1.
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Grammar
10th Grade
01/18/2011

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two or more nouns used as one word
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compound noun
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two or more nouns or pronouns acting as the subjects of the same verb
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compound subject
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a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea
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noun
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a word that stands for one or more nouns
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pronoun
Term
a group of words that communicates a complete thought
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sentence
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a word or words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
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subject
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a word that communicates an action or a state of being
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verb
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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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helping verb
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a main verb alone with one or more helping verbs
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verb phrase
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the parts of a compound verb are usually joined by the words ___, ___, but, or ___
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and, or, yet
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a noun or pronoun that answers the question who or what after an action verb
Definition
direct object
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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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indirect object
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a word that describes a noun or pronoun
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adjective
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a word or words that complete the meaning of the verb and its object
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objective complement
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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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linking verb
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a noun or pronoun that acts as a subject complement to identify or rename the subject
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predicate nominative
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only __ and ___ can act as predicate nominatives
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nouns; pronouns
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an adjective that acts as a subject complement to describe the subject
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predicate adjective
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