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Grammar Flashcards

1
Q

People, places, or things

A

nouns

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2
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Stand in for nouns and are used to make sentences sound less repetitive.

A

pronouns

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3
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The action of a sentence.

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verb

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4
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First person =

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I, we

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5
Q

Second person =

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you

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6
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Third person =

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he, she, it, they

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7
Q

Nouns are usually the ______ of the sentence.

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subject

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8
Q

_______ provide more information about a noun in a sentence.

A

adjectives

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9
Q

Adverbs describe _______.

A

verbs

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10
Q

_______ express the location of a noun or pronoun in relation to other words and phrases described in a sentence.

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prepositions

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11
Q

The preposition and the noun that follow it are called a _____________ ______.

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prepositional phrase

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12
Q

______ connect words, phrases, and clauses.

A

conjunctions

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13
Q

Conjunctions can be summarized in the acronym of __________.

A

FANBOYS

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14
Q

_______ ______ are clauses that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

A

independent clauses

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15
Q

A ______ ______ cannot stand on its own.

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dependent clause

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16
Q

What words can join a dependent clause to an independent clause?

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although; because; if

17
Q

Words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings?

A

homophones

18
Q

The ______ is what the sentence is about, the ______ contains the verb and its modifiers.

A

subject; predicate

19
Q

A ______ is a group of words that communicates only part of an idea because it lacks a subject or a predicate.

A

phrase

20
Q

A ________ _______ begins with a preposition an ends with an object of the preposition.

A

prepositional phrase

21
Q

A _____ _____ is composed of the main verb along with any helping verbs.

A

verb phrase

22
Q

A _____ _____ consists of a noun and its modifiers.

A

noun phrase

23
Q

A _____ _____ consists of one independent clause.

A

simple sentence

24
Q

A simple sentences contains NO _____ _____.

A

dependent clauses

25
Q

______ _____ have two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses.

A

compound sentences

26
Q

_____ ______ have one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

A

complex sentences

27
Q

A ________ - _______ sentences have two or more independent clauses and least one dependent clause.

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compound - complex sentences

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