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Flashcards by Lily Nzabalinda, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lily Nzabalinda
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| form classes | noun, verb, adjective, adverb closed classes Most used |
| 8 parts of speech | Noun Pronoun Adjective Adverb Preposition Conjunction Intergection |
| 4 ways to join 2 independent clauses | 1) semi-colon + adverbial conjunction + coma (although, nevertheless) 2) coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) + coma 3) colon 4) semi-colon |
| adjective vs. adjectival | adjective modifies a noun but an adjectival is any structure no matter what form that modifies a noun. |
| conjunction | joins words, phrases and clauses |
| 4 types of conjunctions | 1) subordinating (make the clause dependent) 2) coordinating (FANBOYS) 3) Adverbial (functions like a transition) 4) Correlative (works as a pair to bring balance) |
| gerund | a verb in its ing form (present participle) they function as nouns |
| Where is the subject never found? | In the prepositional phrase |
| infinitive | a verb in its "to" form (to read, to swim, to jump) either the subject of the object |
| participle | a verbal that is used as an adjective |
| 5 sentence variation | 1) structure 2) length 3) kinds 4) types 5) patterns |
| structures | simple (ic) compound (ic+ cc,;ac +ic) complex (ic, dc) compound-complex (ic ic dc) |
| types | declarative interrogative imperative exclamatory |
| Agreements are | subject must agree with verb and pronoun must agree with antecedent |
| 5 things that must always agree | proximity gender case number person |
| 3 cases of pronouns | subjective possessive objective |
| demonstrative pronouns | subclasses of determiners featuring number and proximity |
| expanded infinitive | Takes the free morpheme one, thing body |
| indefinite pronoun | refers to someone or something that is not specific |
| intensive pronoun | serves as an appositive to emphasize a noun |
| interrogative pronouns | used to solicit information |
| personal pronoun | agrees with antecedent in number, gender and case |
| possessive pronoun | pronouns that show ownership |
| reciprocal pronouns | used to point which one of which ones are meant |
| reflexive pronoun | expanded form of a personal pronoun mirroring subject |
| object of preposition | object used in a prepositional phrase |
| prescriptive grammar | formal guidelines for structuring English, judgmental |
| transformational grammar | internal grammar |
| inflections | s or 's endings to words |
| homonym | same spelling, same sound, different meanings saw saw |
| heteronym | same spelling, different sound, different meaning |
| homophone | same sound, different spelling different meaning |
| structure classes | determiner qualifier preposition |
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