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Subject

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The person or thing the sentence is about

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Basic parts of speech

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Noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection

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Simple subject

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The main word naming the person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about

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Compound subject

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Two or more subjects joined together by a conjunction

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Predicate

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What the subject does (expressing action) or is (state of being)

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Simple predicate

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Verb or verb phrase of the sentence

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Compound predicates

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Two or more verbs joined together with a conjunction

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Simple sentence

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A sentence that may have a single or a compound subject and a single or compound predicate.
One independent clause

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Compound sentence

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A sentence which consists of two independent clauses, which are joined by a coordinating conjunction, punctuation, or both.

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Complex sentence

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

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Compound-complex sentence

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

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Declarative sentence

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Sentence that makes a statement

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Interrogative sentence

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A sentence that asks a question

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Imperative sentence

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A sentence that commands

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Exclamatory sentence

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A sentence that communicates surprise or strong emotion

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Conditional sentence

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A sentence that expresses a wish or condition contrary to fact

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Direct object

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A word that receives the action of a transition action verb or shows the results of an action; it answers the question what? or whom? after an action verb.
Renames the subject

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Indirect object

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A word that proceeds the direct object and usually tells Whom, for whom, or to what the action of the transitive verb is done.
Always before the DO

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Predicate nominative

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Word, noun, or pronoun compliment, that refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the linking verb.
Renames the subject

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Predicate adjective

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An adjective complement that modifies the subject and follows a linking verb.
D scribe the subject

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Phrase

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A group of related words that lack either a subject or a predicate or both

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Noun phrase

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Consists of a noun and it’s modifiers. Acts as a simple noun.

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Verb phrase

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Consists of a verb and it’s modifiers

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Verbal phrase

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A phrase based on various forms of verbs: gerund, infinitive, and participial

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Gerund phrase

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Based on a verb ending in -ing. Used as a noun.

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Infinitive phrase

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Based on an infinitive- a verb with to in front of it.

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Participial phrase

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Past or present participle with its modifiers. Whole phrase functions as an adjective.

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Prepositional phrase

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Position, it’s object, and any modifiers. Shows relation with in the sentence. Ask as an adjective or an adverb

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Appositive phrase

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Noun and it’s modifiers. Located next to another noun, which it remains. Adds more information, does not modify any word. Could be taken out of the sentence and sentence would remain clear

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Absolute phrase

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Noun and a participle. Alters the entire sentence

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Clause

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Group of related words that has both a subject and a predicate

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Adverb clause

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Used like an adverb

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Adjective clause

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Used like an adjective

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Noun clause

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Used in place of a noun.

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Subject and verb agreement

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Agree in number.

Singular or plural

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Intervening phrases

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Comes between the subject and verb

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Indefinite pronouns

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Sometimes single, plural, or both. 
Both:
Some
Any
None 
All
Half
Most
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Compound subjects

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Subject joined by AND.

Takes a plural verb, represents a plural subject

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Warning: There, here, which, where

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Carefully identify subject

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Collective nouns

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Singular or plural.
When naming a group, it is a single unit.
When naming a specific part or member of a group, a plural verb

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Expressions in amount

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Amount is meant as one unit, singular verb.

If amount is considered to be individual parts, plural verb.

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Nouns plural in form

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Nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning take a singular verb

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Irregular verbs

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Past, present, past participle.

Past Participle: “have” or “had” in front of the main verb

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