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What is an exclamation?

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An exclamation is a sentence that expresses strong emotion or excitement, often ending with an exclamation mark (!). Example: 'What an incredible storm that was!'

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: 'dog', 'city', 'happiness'.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Example: 'run', 'is', 'jump'.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often ending in -ly. Example: 'quickly', 'very'.

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What is a noun phrase?

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A noun phrase is a group of words that functions in a sentence as a noun. Example: 'the big brown dog'.

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Example: 'under the table'.

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What is the present progressive tense?

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The present progressive tense describes an action that is currently happening, formed with 'to be' + verb-ing. Example: 'We are learning'.

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What is a subordinate clause?

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A subordinate clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Example: 'because I was tired'.

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What is a fronted adverbial?

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A fronted adverbial is an adverbial phrase that is placed at the beginning of a sentence to provide context. Example: 'In the morning, we went for a walk'.

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What is a run as a noun?

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In this context, 'run' as a noun refers to an act of running or a period of running. Example: 'I'm going for a run'.