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Gerund

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A verb that acts as a noun

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Adverb

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A word that discribes a verb, adverb, or adjective

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Preposition

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A word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word

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Participle

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A verb that acts as an adjective

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Subordinate clause

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A clause that does not express a complete thought and can not stand by it self as a sentence

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Independent clause

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A clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence

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Interjection

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Shows emotion that has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence

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Clause

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A group of words that has a verb and a subject

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Noun

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A person, place, thing, or idea,

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Phrase

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A group of words that act as the same part of speech

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Conjunction

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Joins words or groups of words

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Pronoun

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Replaces a noun

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Infinitive

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A verb that acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb

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Adjective

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A word that discribes a noun or pronoun

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Verb

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An action or state of being

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