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morphology

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study of how words are formed

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suffix

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known as a prefix

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affix

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a prefix and suffix make an affix

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inflectional function

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the affix is used to show a grammatical function

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derivational function

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affix helps to form a new word by attaching a root word

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syntax

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the study of phrases, clauses and sentences

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noun phrase

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a group of words containing at-least one noun

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verb phrase

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a group of words expressing an action

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adjective phrase

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all the words together act as one adjective

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adverb phrase

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words that add information of the verb

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prepositional phrase

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words containing a main preposition + noun/ pronoun

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independant clause

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simple sentence that can stand on its own

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dependent clause

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not a complete idea, cant stand on its own

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subject clause

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acts as the key element of the clause

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verb clause

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the action

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object clause

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the who or what affected by the verb

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adverbial clause

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tells the time, place or manner of the verb

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complement clause

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an attribute of the subject, any information that comes after subject + verb

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minor sentence

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a short, non-standard, incomplete sentence

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simple sentence

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expresses a complete thought

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compound sentence

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contains two independent clauses joined by fanboys conjunction

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complex sentence

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independent and dependent clauses

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compound- complex sentence

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contains 2 independent clauses + one dependent clause

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FANBOYS Conjunction

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for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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declarative sentence

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a statement, a fact

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interrogative sentence

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a question

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exclamative sentence

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a dramatic statement

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imperative sentence

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a command, an order

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