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Grammatical Terms
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English
11th Grade
12/06/2013

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Noun
Definition
A word used for a person, place, or thing
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Verb
Definition
An action word
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Subject
Definition
Person or thing performing the verb.
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Pronoun
Definition
A word that can replace a noun. He/She
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Adjective
Definition
A describing word that modifies a noun
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Adverb
Definition
A word that modifies a verb.
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Preposition
Definition
Placed before a noun to show that noun's relationship with something else in the sentence.
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Prepositional Phrase
Definition
Begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun
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Dependent Clause
Definition
Clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, because it does not express a complete thought.
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Direct Object
Definition
a noun that is being acted on by a verb
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Passive Sentence

 

Definition

The subject does not perform the action; the action is performed on the subject.

 

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Active Sentence
Definition
The subject performs the action.
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Gerund
Definition
A noun from a verb by adding the suffix "ing"
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