Grammar Flashcards

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Proper Noun

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Name particular persons, places, etc., are are capitalized

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Pronoun

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Takes the place of a noun

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Antecedent

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The noun that a pronoun stands for

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Verb

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Expresses action (action verb) or links the subject to another word in the sentence (linking verb)

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Adjective

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It modifies the noun: which one, how many, what kind

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Adverb

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Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, tell how, to what extent, when, or where

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Preposition

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It relates a noun or pronoun (its object which could be compound) to some other part of the sentence.
Preposition, its object, and any modifiers make up a prepositional phrase

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Conjunction

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Connects words or word groups. The coordinating conjunctions are and, or, nor, for, and yet (FANBOYS)

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Interjection

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Shows sudden usually strong, feeling

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Noun

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Names a person, place, or thing, animal, or idea

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