Molly grammar exam review
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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noun
concrete vs. abstract
common vs. propper -
peson, place, thing, or idea
concrete- you can touch it
abstract-it is intangeable
common- general, not capitalized
propper- specific, capitalized - pronoun
- renames a noun
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verb
linking
helping
action -
a word that expreses action or a state of being
v. that links or connects a sub.with a n.
helps the main verb
expresses physical or mental action - adjective
- modifies a noun or pronoun
- adverb
- modifies a verb,adj, or anoter adv
- prepositions
- a word that showsthe relationship between a noun or pronounand another word in the sentance
- conjunctions
- a word that joins words or group of words
- interjections
- a word that expresses strong emotion
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subject
simple and complete -
subject- tells whom or what the sentance is about
simple-main word or words in the sub.
complete-consists of all the words to tell whom or what the sentance is about -
predicate
simple and complete -
is the part that says something about the sub.
simple- main word in complete pred.
complete-all words that say things about the sub. - direct object
- a noun or a pronoun that recives the action of the verbor shows the result of the action. answera the ? whom or what
- indirect object
- n. or pron. that comes between the verband the d.o. it tells to whom, to what, for whom, or for what
- predicate nominative/noun
- is a nounor pronoun that follows a linking verb and explains or identifies the subject of the sentence
- predicate adj.
- an adj. that follows a linking verb and describes the sub. of the sentence
- gerund and gerund phrase
- in verb formacting as a noun usually ending in "ing"
- part. and part. phr.
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-is a verb form that can be used as an adj.
-consists of a part. together with its modifiers and compliments used as an adj. - infinitive and inf. phrase
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-is a verb form, usually preceded by "to",that can be used as a n. adj, adv
-consists of an inf. phrase togrther with its modifiers and compliments