grammar for MA 7th grade english final set 4
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ilovelucy9 on June 4, 2009
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grammar definitions/examples for MAMS 7th grade english final
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 preposition | a word that shows a relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in the sentence (to, in, of, at...) |
| object of a preposistion | the noun or pronoun in a prepositional phrase that follows the preposition |
| prepositional phrase | a preposition and a noun or pronoun combined |
| compound subject | KAREN and her FATHER were planning the refreshments |
| compound direct object | they needed DRINKS, CHIPS, and DIP for the party |
| compound indirect object | they gave SAL and his BROTHER some money to buy groceries |
| compound predicate noun | the best drinks were the JUICES and the CIDER |
| compound noun of direct address | FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN, lend me your ears |
| compound appositive | my dog is a mix of two breeds, a HUSKY and a GOLDEN RETRIEVER |
| compound object of a preposition | we all were delighted with the MUSIC and the DANCING |
| adjective | a word or group of words used to modify a noun or pronoun |
| limiting adjective | any of a wide variety of words which identify and limit a noun or pronoun, but which do not really describe it |
| articles | a, an, the |
| demonstratives | this, that, these, those, a certain |
| possessives | my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose, NOUN+'s |
| ordinals | first, second, third... next, last |
| quantifiers | one, two, three... each, every, both, only, few, little, some, several, many, most, all, any, another, no |
| comparatives and superlatives | more, most, less, least, fewer, fewest |
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