insanity Flashcards

(27 cards)

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simple subject

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is a main noun or pronoun that name the subject of the sentence

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complete subject

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includes all the words that tell whom or what sentence is about.

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simple predicate

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is the verb that tells exactly what the subject does or is

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compound subject

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is two or more subjects that that share the same verb

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compound predicate

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contains two or more predicates that have the same subject

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simple sentence

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expresses one complete thought

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compound sentence

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contains two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction

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conjunction

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joins words or groups of words. the words and, but, and or are conjunctions

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run-on sentence

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joins two or more sentences without the proper conjunctions and punctuation

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subordinating conjunctions

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tell where,when,why or how. some common subordinating conjunctions are after,although, as, before, if, since, so that, until, when, and while.

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complex sentence

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is a sentence that contains two related clauses joined by a conjunction other than and, but, or or

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apositive

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tell more about the nouns they follow. use commas within a sentence to set of many apositives

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noun

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names a person, place, or thing, event, or idea

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verb

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show what the subject does or is

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object of prepositional phrase

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is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition

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prepositional phrase

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is a group of words that tell more about an important part of a sentence.

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collective noun

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such as class and government,describe a group or things.

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closed syllables

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divide after the consonant that follows the first vowel

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open syllables

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divide after the first vowel

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complete predicate

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is the verb and all the words that tells what the subject does or is

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coordinating conjunctions

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join two word or word groups of the same grammatical rank or importance

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present tense verb

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tells what is happening now

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present progressive tense

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shows action that is continuing over time

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future tense verbs

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are formed with the helping verb will

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future progressive tense
use present participles to show actions that was or will be continued
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past progressive tense
use present participles to show actions that was or will be continued
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past tense verb
tell about actions in the past