Grammar Concepts Flashcard

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What is an action verb?

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A verb that expresses either physical or mental activity.

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What is an independent clause?

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A clause that can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or a pronoun.

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What is a gerund?

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A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun.

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What is a noun?

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A person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a conjunction?

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A word used to join words or groups of words.

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What is an adjective?

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A word that describes a noun or a pronoun.

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What is a pronoun?

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A word that takes the place of a noun.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence made of two or more independent clauses.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.