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adjective

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a descriptive word that modifies a noun or pronoun

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audio

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root

sound

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the history of a given word or its origin

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etymology

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ortho

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root

correct

e.g. unorthodox

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verbs that are comprised of “be” plus a past participle that shifts the action of a sentence from the subject to the object of the sentence

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passive verbs

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compound sentence

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a sentence that contains 2 or more independent clauses joined togetherwith a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon

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simple sentence

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a sentence that contains only one clause that has a complete meaning

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therm

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root

heat

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adverb

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a word that modifies a verb, adj or adverb and indicates when/how/where/why/how much

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the making of a noun from a verb, adverb or adjective

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nominalization

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graph

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root

written

e.g. biography

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in

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prefix

not

e.g. invisible

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coordinating conjunctions

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words that join 2 or more words, phrases or clauses so that each conjoined element is equal

e.g. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

FANBOYS

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indirect dialogue/discourse

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tells about what someone said

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verbs that show an action performed by the subject of the sentence

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active verbs

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preposition

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a word that gives additional info, usually in relationship to something else in the sentence

e.g. by, at, to, from

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a group of letters added to the beginning of a word that modifies its meaning

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prefix

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geo

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root

earth

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ia, y

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suffix

state or condition

e.g. amnesia, democracy

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group of letters added to the end of a word that modifies or extends the word’s meaning

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suffix

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a clause that is made dependent or incomplete because of the addition of a subordinating conjunction

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dependent clause

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a word that gives additional info, usually in relationship to something else in the sentence

e.g. by, at, to, from

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preposition

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nominalization

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the making of a noun from a verb, adverb or adjective

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the noun, pronoun, phase or clause that the preposition refers to

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object of the preposition

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ped
root foot
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suffix belief in
ism
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a group of words that are related and contains both a subject and a verb
clause
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bio
root life
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re
prefix again e.g. readjust
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root ruler
arch
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a sentence that contains one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
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direct object
the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb
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root sound
audio
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passive verbs
verbs that are comprised of "be" plus a past participle that shifts the action of a sentence from the subject to the object of the sentence
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root foot
ped
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ology
suffix the study of e.g. archeology
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words that join 2 or more words, phrases or clauses so that each conjoined element is equal e.g. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so FANBOYS
coordinating conjunctions
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a sentence where the independent clause comes first and is followed by modifiers that further develop the inital idea
cumulative sentence aka loose sentence
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placed between 2 independent clauses precede conjuctive adverbs like however or therefore
semicolon
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terra
root earth e.g. extraterrestrial
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arch
root ruler e,g, hierarchy
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prefix not
in
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attributive tag
the part of the sentence that indicates who said a direct quote
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chrom
root color
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possessive pronoun
a pronoun used to indicate ownership
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a word that modifies a verb, adj or adverb and indicates when/how/where/why/how much
adverb
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un
prefix not e.g. unavailable
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a pronoun used to indicate ownership
possessive pronoun
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suffix state or condition
ia, y
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direct dialogue/discourse
tells exactly what someone said with quotes
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complex sentence
a sentence that contains one or more dependent clauses
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ism
suffix belief in e.g. nationalism
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root heat
therm
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dis
prefix not e.g. disorganized
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a word thatis used to limit a noun either indefinite (a or an) or definite (the)
article
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or, er
suffix one who takes part in e.g. fighter, conductor
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prefix
a group of letters added to the beginning of a word that modifies its meaning
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dependent clause
a clause that is made dependent or incomplete because of the addition of a subordinating conjunction
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phrase
a group of words that are related but do not contain a verb and a subject together
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prefix not
dis
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root form
morph
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the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb
direct object
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a sentence that contains only one clause that has a complete meaning
simple sentence
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a sentence that contains 2 or more independent clauses joined togetherwith a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon
compound sentence
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a noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb
subject
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suffix
group of letters added to the end of a word that modifies or extends the word's meaning
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suffix the study of
ology
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cumulative sentence aka loose sentence
a sentence where the independent clause comes first and is followed by modifiers that further develop the inital idea
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subordinating conjunction
a word that joins two or more clauses and makes the clause that contains it dependent on another clause the clause that contains this is of less importance it stresses the other clause e.g. because, though, although, as, as if, when, while
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semicolon
placed between 2 independent clauses precede conjuctive adverbs like however or therefore
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ic, ical, ac
suffix having to do with e.g. physical, cardiac
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antecedent
the noun that a pronoun refers back to e.g. Mom went to the store before I could remind her... Mom is this. her is pronoun
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subject
a noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb
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active verbs
verbs that show an action performed by the subject of the sentence
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object of the preposition
the noun, pronoun, phase or clause that the preposition refers to
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root written
graph
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root color
chrom
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independent clause
a clause that has a complete meaning
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the part of the sentence that indicates who said a direct quote
attributive tag
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prefix again
re
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morph
root form
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tells about what someone said
indirect dialogue/discourse
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root correct
ortho
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root earth
geo
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a descriptive word that modifies a noun or pronoun
adjective
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root earth
terra
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a clause that has a complete meaning
independent clause
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the noun that a pronoun refers back to e.g. Mom went to the store before I could remind her... Mom is this. her is pronoun
antecedent
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suffix one who takes part in
or, er
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a sentence where the meaning or point is delayed until the end, usually in an idependant clause often contains a string of parallel modifiers followed by main clause
periodic sentence
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root life
bio
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prefix not
un
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a word that joins two or more clauses and makes the clause that contains it dependent on another clause the clause that contains this is of less importance it stresses the other clause e.g. because, though, although, as, as if, when, while
subordinating conjunction
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tells exactly what someone said with quotes
direct dialogue/discourse
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periodic sentence
a sentence where the meaning or point is delayed until the end, usually in an idependant clause often contains a string of parallel modifiers followed by main clause
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clause
a group of words that are related and contains both a subject and a verb
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etymology
the history of a given word or its origin
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suffix having to do with
ic, ical, ac
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a group of words that are related but do not contain a verb and a subject together
phrase
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article
a word thatis used to limit a noun either indefinite (a or an) or definite (the)

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