Grammar Terms

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Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun

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Adverb

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A word that describes how, when, where, how often, or how much; modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

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Antecedent

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The word or phrase a pronoun is referring to

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Apostrophe

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Dialogue

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Conversation between two or more characters or people, marked with quotation marks

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Interjection

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A short exclamation that expresses emotion, sudden reaction, or introduction

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Phrase

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A group of two or more words that works together but does not contain a subject AND a verb

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Sentence

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A complete thought that contains a subject and a verb

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Clause

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A phrase that consists of a subject and a predicate

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Conjunction

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A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses