7Th Grade L.a. Grammar Terms

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Noun

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a person, place, thing, or idea

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Pronoun

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a word used in place of a noun

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Action Verb

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a word that tells what the subject is doing physically or mentally

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Linking Verb

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connects the subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate

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Helping Verb

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added to the main verb to complete the meaning

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Verb Phrase

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a part of a sentence containing a verb and any direct or indirect object, but not the subject.

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Adjective

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a word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun

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Adverb

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a word used to modify or describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb - It tells how, when, how often, or how much

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Preposition

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a word that shows location, direction, or how two words or ideas are related - it works with an object to create a phrase

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Object of the Preposition

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It is the noun, pronoun, or gerund that the preposition teams up with to complete a phrase.

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Prepositional Phrase

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consists of a preposition, its object, which is usually a noun or a pronoun, and any modifiers of the object

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Simple Subject

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a a noun that tells us who or what the sentence is going to be about or does the action

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Simple Predicate

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the verb in a sentence that tells the subject is doing or links it to more information about the subject

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Complete Subject

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who or what the sentence is about and any words that describe or work with it

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Complete Predicate

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it includes a verb and all other words that work with it & details that describe what is going on

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Subordinating Conjunction

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a connecting word or phrase that introduces a dependent clause, joining it to a main clause

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Coordinating Conjunction

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joins together words or word groups of equal rank (FANBOYS)

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Dependent Clause

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a group of words with a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought - It is a sentence and can't stand alone.

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Independent Clause

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it has both a subject and a predicate and can stand alone. It is a complete sentence.

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Simple Sentence

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has both a subject and a predicate, a noun and a verb, is a complete thought

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Compound Sentence

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A sentence with more than one subject and predicate

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Complex Sentence

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a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses