MYTHS AND LEGENDS Flashcards

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APOSTROPHE

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THE DEFINITE ARTICLE, THE , IS USED TO REFER TO A PARTICULAR MEMBER OF A GROUP OR CLASS

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ACTIVE VOICE

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A FORM SET OF FORMS OF A VERB IN WHICH THE SUBJECT IS TYPICALLY THE PERSON OR THING PERFORMING THE ACTION

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ADVERB

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WORD THAT DESCRIBES A VERB

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ADJECTIVE

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WORD THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN

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INDEFINITE ARTICLE

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A DETERMINER THAT INTRODUCES A NOUN PHRASE AND IMPLIES THAT THE THING REFERRED TO IS NON-SPECIFIC

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CONJUNCTION

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A WORD USED TO CONNECT CLAUSES OR SENTENCES OR TO CO ORDINATE WORDS IN THE SAME CLAUSE.

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DETERMINERS

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A MODIFYING WORD THAT DETERMINERS THE KIND OF REFERRENCE A NOUN OR NOUN GROUP HAS, FOR EXAMPLE A , THE , EVERY.

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DIRECT SPEECH

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THE REPORTING OF SPEECH BY REPEATING THE ACTUAL WORD OF A SPEAKER, FOR EXAMPLE ‘ I’M GOING’ SHE SAID.

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INDIRECT SPEECH

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A MEANS OF EXPRESSING THE CONTENT OF STATEMENTS, QUESTIONS OR OTHER UTTERANCES, WITHOUT QUOTING THEM EXPLICITY.

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EMBEDDED CLAUSE

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A CLAUSE USED IN THE MIDDLE OF ANOTHER CLAUSE TO GIVE THE READER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A SENTENCE

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FRONTED ADVERBIAL

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WORDS OR PHRASES PLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE WHICH ARE USED TO DESCRIBE THE ACTION THAT FOLLOWS

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IMPERATIVE VERB

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A VERB THAT CAUSES A SENTENCE TO GIVE AN ORDER OR COMMAND

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OBJECT IN A SENTENCE

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THE PERSON OR THING THAT RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB.

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PREFIX

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A WORD, LETTER, OR NUMBER PLACED BEFORE ANOTHER.

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PERSONAL PRONOUN

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A SET THAT SHOWS CONTRASTS OF PERSON , GENDER, NuMBER AND CASE (I ,you ,he ,she ,it)

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