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Grammar Terms

Terms

undefined, object
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conjunction
connect words, phrases, clauses
verb
shows action or state of being
clause
has a subject and verb
S-LV-adjective
Adjective describes the subject
S-V-IO-O
The indirect object answers "to whom" or "for whom"
appositive
renames a noun
noun
names a person, place, or thing
S-LV-N
Noun renames the subject
semicolon rules
no connector, other connector, too many commas
participle
verb form used as an adjective
phrase
does not have a subject and verb
adverb
modifies verbs, adjective, other adverbs
compound sentence structure
two independent clauses
simple sentence structure
one independent clause
independent Clause
clause that can stand alone
S-V-O
subject does the action, verb transfers it to object, and object receives it
dependent Clause
clause that cannot stand alone
preposition
shows position
adjective
modifies noun or pronoun
interjection
shows emotion
comples sentence structure
one independent and one dependent clause
comma rules
set off an appositive, intro words, nonrestrictive clauses
S-V sentence pattern
subject does the action. action stays in the verb
compound/Complex Sentence structure
two independent and at least one dependent clause
pronoun
replaces a noun
gerund
verb form used as a noun

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