other terms Flashcards

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Adverb

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Modifies verbs and/ or adjectives

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Adjective

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Modifies a noun or pronoun

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Noun

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Person, place or thing

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Verb

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Indication of an action

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5
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Pronoun

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A word used in place of a noun; It changes its form to reflect number, person, gender, and case

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Subject

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A person, place, thing or idea

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7
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Linking verbs

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Expresses but does not show action

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Collective nouns

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Refer to a group of persons or things that are thought of as one unit

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Indefinite pronouns

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Do not refer to a specific thing

Always singular

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10
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Common noun

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Names any person, place, thing, or idea

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Proper noun

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Names a particular person, place, thing, or idea

Capital letter

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Concrete noun

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Names things that you can see and touch

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Abstract Noun

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Names any idea, quality, action, or feeling

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14
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Collective noun

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sb dsfcujh

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15
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Main Clause

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Develops the idea in a sentence

Must have Noun, Verb< complete thought

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Fragment

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Missing one of the key components of a main clause

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Run- ons

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Sentences that tend to go on and on and on….`

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Parallel structure

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When verbs match

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Motif

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Images or Symbols

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Allusion

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reference to a famous work of art, literature, music, etc.

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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration for effect

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nternal conflict

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Occurs within a character who experiences opposing ideas or character

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External conflict

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n bvcxjudsjin

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Foreshadowing

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Gives hints about future words