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Grammer: Unit 2
Flashcards reviewing Grammar Unit 2.
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Grammar
10th Grade
01/21/2011

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a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, and adjective, or an adverb
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adverb phrase
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a word, a phrase, or a clause that describes and modifies, or changes the meaning of a word
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modifier
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a noun or a pronoun that follows a preposition and completes its meaning
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object of a preposition
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a word group that acts as one part of speech in a sentence
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phrase
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a group of words that begins with a preposition and usually ends with the noun or a pronoun that is the object of the preposition
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prepositional phrase
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Adverbs can modify __, ___, and other ___.
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verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
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If you can move a prepositional phrase to another part of the sentence and the sentence still makes sense, the phrase is probably ____
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an adverb phrase
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a noun or pronoun that renames or explains another noun or pronoun
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appositive
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a noun or a pronoun and its modifiers that together rename or explain another noun or pronoun
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appositive phrase
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appositives are usually positioned next to the word they explain-- they can come __ or ___ that word
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before, after
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both appositives and appositive phrases are usually set off with commas
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commas
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a phrase that seems to modify a word other than the one intended
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misplaced phrase
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