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Basic Definitions Flashcards

1
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What is a verb?

A

Words or more than one word that is used to express an action or a state of being.

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How many types of verbs are there?

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9

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Types of verbs

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Regular
Irregular
Finite
Non finite
Linking
Action
State
Transitive
Intransitive
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Action verbs

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Verbs used for an action that has happened or that is takingplace in the time of soeaking or that is done habitually.

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5
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Two action verbs which cannot be used in continuous

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Own and belong

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State verb

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Verb which expresses the condition of someone or something, or the state they’re in.
They are not usually in continuous

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Transitive verbs

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Verbs which must have an object to convey meaning

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Intransitive verbs

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Action verbs which dont need an object to convey meaning

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Linking verb

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Verbs that link a subject with a word or ohrase that identifies the subject, an adjective.

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Regular verbs

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They have a simple past tense and past participle end in d or ed

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Irregular verbs

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They dont have a past participle and simple past tense with d lr ed

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Finite verbs

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They have a tense

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Non finite verbs

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They dont have a tense

  • infinitive plus to/ bare infinitive
  • ing form/ gerund
  • ed participle/ ing participle
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Spread

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Spread

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Fleed

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Fled

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Dig

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Dug

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Tear

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Torn

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Hurt

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Hurt

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Afford

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To

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Agree

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To

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Arrange

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To

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Ask

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To

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Begin

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To

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Choose

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To

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Continue

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To

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Decide

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To

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Demand

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To

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Fail

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To

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Forget

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To

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Hate

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To

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Help

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To

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Hope

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To

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Intend

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To

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Learn

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To

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Like

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To

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Love

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To

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Manage

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To

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38
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Mean

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To

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Need

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To

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Offer

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To

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Plan

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To

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Prefer

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To

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Pretend

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To

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Promise

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To

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Refuse

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To

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Remember

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To

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Start

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To

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Try

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To

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Want

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To

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Adnit

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Ing

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Avoid

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Ing

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Cant help

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Ing

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Cant stand

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Ing

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Consider

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Ing

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Deny

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Ing

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Dislike

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Ing

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Enjoy

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Ing

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Fancy

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Ing

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Feel like

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Ing

60
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Finish

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Ing

61
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Give up

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Ing

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Imagine

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Ing

63
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Involve

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Ing

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Mind

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Ing

65
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Miss

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Ing

66
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Practise

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Ing

67
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Put off

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Ing

68
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Risk

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Ing

69
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Let make

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Infinitive without to

70
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Help

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Infinitive without to

71
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Love like hate or enjoy with would or should

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To

72
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Agree

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With

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Ask

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For

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Compare

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To

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Count

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On

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Dream

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About

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Hope

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For

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Reply

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To

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Stare

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At

80
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Take care

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Of

81
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Apply

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To

82
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Believe

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In

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Decide

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On

84
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Dream

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Of

85
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Insist

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On

86
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Respond

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To

87
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Succed

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At

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Think

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About

89
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Aporove

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Of

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Belong

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To

91
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Concentrate

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On

92
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Depend

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On

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Feel

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Like

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Listen

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To

95
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Result

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In

96
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Succeed

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In

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Think

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Of

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Arrive

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At

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Care

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About

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Differ

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From

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Forget

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About

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Participate

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In

103
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Search

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For

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Take advantage

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Of

105
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Wait

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For

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Consist

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Of

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Disagree

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With

108
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Rely

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On

109
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Adjectives

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Wirds added to a noun to describe it, so we know more about it. They can describe delimit or specify quantity

110
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How many types of adjectives are there

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11

111
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Tyoes of adjectives

A 
Attributive
Predicative
Prepositive
Postpositive
Proper
Interrogative
Compound
Demonstrative
Possessive
Nominal
Collective
112
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Non descriptive attributive adj

A

They help establish the identity

113
Q

Non restrictive attributive adjectives

A

They describe an identified noun

114
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Three grammatical functions of adjectives

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Noun phrase modifier
Subject complement
Object complement

115
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Factive verbs

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Verbs used to indicate the resulting condition or state of a person, place, or thing caused by the actionof the verbs

116
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Adverbs

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Words that add more to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

117
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How many types of adverbs are there

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11

118
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Which are the types of adverbs

A 
Of time
Place
Manner 
Frequency 
Degree
Stence
Interrogative
Relative
Additive restrictive
Affirmative and of negation
Linking

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