Grammar Flashcards
1
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a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it
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Appositive
2
Q
a noun made from a verb by adding “-ing.”
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Gerund
3
Q
a form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase, and thus plays a role similar to that of an adjective or adverb.
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Participle
4
Q
The noun that the sentence is about
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Subject
5
Q
a subject complement, a word or group of words that follows a linking verb or verb phrase such as is, are, was, has been, and can be. It renames, identifies, or defines the subject or subjects.
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Predicate Noun
6
Q
A noun following a preposition.
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Object of Preposition
