Grammar Final Semester 1

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What is an Independent Clause?

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An Independent Clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example: 'The family dog chewed on the leg of the coffee table.'

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What is a Dependent Clause?

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A Dependent Clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. Example: 'Because her best friend Giselle insisted on gossiping during their study session.'

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List some common prepositions.

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Common prepositions include: about, at, down, of, to.

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What is a Direct Object?

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A Direct Object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. Example: In 'Amarion completed the quiz quickly and correctly,' the direct object is 'quiz.'

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What is a Gerund?

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A Gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. Example: 'Solving a crossword puzzle is a nice activity.'

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What is a Participle?

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A Participle is a verb form that can function as an adjective. Example: 'The broken vase lay on the floor.'

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What is an Infinitive?

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An Infinitive is the base form of a verb, often preceded by 'to.' Example: 'to run,' 'to eat.'

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What is a Subject in a sentence?

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The Subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: In 'The dog barks,' 'the dog' is the subject.

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What is a Predicate in a sentence?

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The Predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is. Example: In 'The dog barks,' 'barks' is the predicate.

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What are Conjunctions?

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Conjunctions are words that connect clauses or sentences. Examples include: and, but, or.