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1
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Name of a person, place or thing

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Noun

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Expresses action of state of being

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Verb

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Describes a noun

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Adjective

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Describes a verb

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Adverb

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Replaces a noun

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Pronoun

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Links a noun to another word

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Preposition
(and, or, but, nor)

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Joins clauses or words

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Conjunction
(and, or, but, nor)

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Expresses strong feeling

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Interjection
(Oh!, Ouch!, Hi!)

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9
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What are the first person pronouns?

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I, me, my, mine, we, us our, ours

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What are the second person pronouns?

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you, your, yours

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What are the third person pronouns?

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he, she, him, her, his, hers, it, its, they, their, theirs

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What are the types of verbs?

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Transitive, intransitive, irregular, regular

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A type of verb that expresses an action that passes from a doer to a receiver.

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Transitive verb

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A type of verb that has no receiver of the action

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Intransitive

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A type of verb that cannot be formed by adding -ed to the present. (ran, run)

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Irregular

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A type of verb that is formed by adding -d or -ed to the present. (walk, walked)

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Regular

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17
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What are the types of moods?

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Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive

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18
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A type of mood that expresses a simple statement of fact, which can be positive or negative.

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Indicative mood

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A type of mood that expresses a command.

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Imperative

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A type of mood that expresses what is imagined or wished or possible.

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Subjunctive

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What are the types of sentences?

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Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory

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Type of sentence that tells about something. Ends with a period.

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Declarative sentence

23
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Type of sentence that asks a question. Ends with a question mark.

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Interrogative

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Type of sentence that tells someone to do something. Ends with a period.

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Imperative

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Type of sentence that expresses strong emotion. Ends with an exclamation point.

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Exclamatory

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What are the three forms of sentences?

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Simple, compound, complex

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A sentence form that contains one independent clause.

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Simple sentence

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A sentence form that contains two independent clauses joined by a linking word (and, but, or, so, yet, however)

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Compound sentence

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A sentence form that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

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Complex sentence

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A group of words that contain a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence. (Jim plays soccer.)

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Independent Clause

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A group of words that contain a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone in a sentence. (so he must take a rest)

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Dependent Clause

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What are the six types of adverbs?

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Time, place, frequency, degree, reasons, manner

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What are examples of time adverbs?

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ago, now, soon, never, before, after, already

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What are examples of place adverbs?

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here, there, within, away

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What are examples of frequency adverbs?

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once, twice, often, seldom, frequently

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What are examples of degree adverbs?

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too, any, almost, so, rather

37
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What are examples of reason adverbs?

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therefore, hence, because, so

38
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What are examples of manner adverbs?

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swiftly, clearly, well, so, slowly

39
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What are the three types of pronouns?

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Demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative

40
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Type of pronoun that points out a definite person, place or thing. (this, that, these, those)

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Demonstrative pronoun

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Type of pronoun that refers to any or all groups of people, places, or things. (all, both, each, few, many, neither, several, some)

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Indefinite pronouns

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Type of pronoun used to ask a question. (who, whom, whose, which, what)

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Interrogative pronoun

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The subjective is the doer of the action.

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Active voice

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The subjective is the receiver of the action.

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Passive voice

45
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Phrases that denote individuals participating in the situation denoted by the predicate.

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Argument

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