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What do nouns name?
What do pronouns usually substitute for?
Nouns
What is a preposition?
A word that relates nouns or pronouns to other words in a sentence.
What is the definition of a predicate?
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What do verbs express?
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Define adverbs.
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What are articles or determiners?
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Coordinating conjunctions link words, phrases, or clauses of unequal importance.
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Identify the types of sentences.
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What is a clause?
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What function do subordinate clauses serve?
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What is a gerund?
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Study Notes
Nouns
- Nouns represent people, places, things, ideas, or qualities.
Pronouns
- Pronouns substitute for nouns and can act as nouns. Common examples include I, he, she, it, they, we.
- Relative pronouns introduce subordinate clauses and function as subjects or objects.
Modifying Nouns
- Nouns and verb forms can modify other nouns, as seen in combinations like office buildings or singing birds.
Prepositions
- Prepositions connect nouns or pronouns to other words in a sentence, such as about, at, for, of, and with.
Prepositional Phrases
- A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers. They can act as adjectives or adverbs.
Predicate
- The predicate describes what is said about the subject and follows the subject in a sentence.
Verbs
- Verbs express actions, occurrences, or states of being.
Helping Verbs
- Auxiliary verbs, such as do, have, can, and will, combine with main verbs to convey tense and additional meanings.
Verbals and Verbal Phrases
- Verbals (e.g., smoking, hidden) can function as nouns or modifiers but are not used as complete predicates in a sentence.
Participle and Participle Phrases
- Verbs have two participle forms: present (ending in -ing) and past (ending in -d or -ed). Participle phrases usually act as adjectives.
Adverbs
- Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and can take positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
Adjectives
- Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns and also appear in positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
Articles or Determiners
- Articles (the, a, an) indicate that a noun follows.
Conjunctions
- Conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses. They can be coordinating, correlative, or subordinating.
Interjections
- Interjections convey emotions or attention and can stand alone or be incorporated into sentences (e.g., hey, wow).
Sentence Types
- Four main types: declarative, imperative, exclamatory, and interrogative.
Sentence Structure
- A sentence consists of a complete subject and a complete verb.
Simple Sentences
- Simple sentences contain a single subject and verb but can also have compound subjects and/or verbs.
Compound Sentences
- Compound sentences consist of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.
Complex Sentences
- Complex sentences combine an independent clause with a dependent clause, which begins with a subordinating conjunction.
Compound-Complex Sentences
- Combine two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
Appositive Phrase
- An appositive renames or restates a noun and may include modifiers.
Absolute Phrases
- Comprise a noun or pronoun and a participle, modifying the entire sentence by adding information.
Clause
- A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a predicate. Independent clauses can stand alone, while dependent clauses cannot.
Types of Clauses
- Independent clauses form complete statements; dependent clauses require a main clause and begin with subordinating words.
Subordinate Clause
- Functions as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns, beginning with a subordinate conjunction or relative pronoun.
Types of Subordinate Clauses
- Include adjective clauses, adverb clauses, noun clauses, and elliptical clauses.
Adjective Clauses
- Modify nouns or pronouns, typically beginning with relative pronouns like who, which, or that.
Adverb Clauses
- Modify various words within a sentence and indicate conditions or reasons.
Noun Clauses
- Act as subjects, objects, or complements, beginning with conjunctions such as that, what, or who.
Elliptical Clauses
- Clauses with omitted elements, understood from context, often missing subjects or predicates.
Gerunds
- Gerunds represent the -ing form of a verb functioning as a noun, while present participles function as adjectives.
Infinitives
- Infinitives are verb forms preceded by "to" and can function as adjectives, nouns, or adverbs.
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