Test 1 Flashcards

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A particular person place or thing that is always capitalized

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Proper noun

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Person place or thing

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Noun

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Names person place thing or idea and generally not capitalized

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Common Noun

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Names an object that can be perceived by senses

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Concrete noun

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Names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic

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Abstract noun

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Consists of two or more words used to make a single noun

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Compound

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A word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns

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Pronoun

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Gives the pronoun it’s meaning

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Antecedent

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Word used to modify a noun or a pronoun

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Adjective

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Three main articles

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A an the

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They indicate that the noun refers to one of a general group

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Indefinite

Ex. A girl won

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Indicates that a noun refers to someone or something in particular

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Definite

Ex. The girl won

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A word used to express an action or a state of being

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Verb

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Expresses mental or physical activity

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Action verbs
Ex. Mental: believe
Ex. Physical: go

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Action verb that expresses an action directed toward a person or thing named in the sentence

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Transitive

Ex. Juan mailed the package.

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Express action without passing the action from a doer to a receiver

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Intransitive

Ex. The children laughed.

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Verb that connects subject to a word that identifies or describes it

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Linking verb

Ex. The dog smelled horrible.(horrible=dog)

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Consists of a main verb preceded by at least one helping verb

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Verb phrase

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These words work together with main verbs

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Helping verbs