Grammar Flashcards

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Noun

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person place thing idea

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Adjective

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describes a noun or pronoun

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Verb

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action or state of being

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Pronoun

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replaces a noun that was already mentioned

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Adverb

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describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. usually end in -ly.

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Preposition

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everything a cat can do with a box
where or when something is in relation or something else

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Conjunction

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word that connects words, phrases, and sentences

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Interjection

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emotion and stands on its own. usually followed by exclamation mark

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What is the subject?

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noun or pronoun that shows what the sentence is about

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What is the predicate?

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verb telling what is happening to the subject.

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Independent clause

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has a subject and a predicate which expresses a complete thought. can stand on its own

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Dependent clause

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has a noun and a verb but does not express a complete thought. can not stand on its own. begins with a WASUBI TEET word

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W in WASUBI TEET

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while, whether, whatever, whenever, when, who, whom, whose, which, where,

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A in WASUBI TEET

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after, although, as, as if

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S in WASUBI TEET

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since

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U in WASUBI TEET

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until, unless

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B in WASUBI TEET

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before, because

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I in WASUBI TEET

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if, in order to

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T in WASUBI TEET

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that, though, than

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E in WASUBI TEET

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even though

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Simple sentences

A

one independent clause

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Complex sentences

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one independent and one dependent clause. will have WASUBI TEET word

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Compound sentence

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one independent and one independent clauses connected by FANBOYS

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Compound-complex sentence

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two independent clauses and one or more dependent clause. FANBOYS and WASUBI TEET

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What are phrases?

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group of words that stand together as a single unit as a part of a sentence. does not contain a subject and a verb.

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Noun phrases

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includes a noun and a modifier.
before a noun in the form of possessive pronouns, adjectives, or participles.
after a noun in the form of prepositions, adjectives, or participles

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Verb phrases

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a verb that modifies the verb (not an adverb)
the phrase is the main verb and modifier together

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Gerund phrases

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a VERB that acts as a NOUN. -ING

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Infinitive phrase

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to + verb

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Appositive phrases

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A NOUN that renames another NOUN

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Participle phrases

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A VERB that describes a NOUN. turns it into an adjective. -ING

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Prepositional phrases

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begins with a preposition, ends with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase. Cat and the box.

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Absolute phrases

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modifies ENTIRE SENTENCE rather than a word. an absolute phrase combines a noun and a participle with any modifiers or objects.