| Term | Definition |
|---|
| common | a noun that may occur with limiting modifiers and that designates any one of a class of beings or things ex. dog |
| proper | a noun that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English -- called also proper name ex. Mary |
| abstract | expressing a quality apart from an object- you can’t touch it ex. love |
| plural | of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to denote more than one ex. dogs |
| concrete | naming a real thing or class of things-you can touch it ex. dog |
| gender | a subclass within a grammatical class ex. lioness=feminine |
| subject | the noun, pronoun or noun phrase of a sentence that precedes and governs the main verb ex. The dog is sad. |
| subjective complement | renames the subject with the word is or are ex. The girl is my sister. |
| appositive | directly following the noun it modifies ex. The girl, my sister,... |
| noun of direct address | the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to ex. Mary, do you… |
| direct object | is created, affected or altered by the action of a verb, or appreciated or sensed by the subject of the verb ex. Mary likes fruit. |
| indirect object | is not directly affected by the action, but can either receive the direct object or have the action done for them ex. I gave (to) Mary a chocolate! |
| object of a preposition | the noun or pronoun that comes after the preposition ex. …by the road. |
| objective appositive | modifies noun in the objective case ex. …by my sister, Stephanie. |
| definite articles | is used before singular and plural nouns that refer to a particular member of a group(the) ex. The cat is… |
| indefinite articles | is used before singular nouns that refer to any member of a group(a,an) ex. A cat is a mammal. |
| introduction | a part of a book or account preliminary to the main portion |
| conclusion | a final summation |
| draft | a preliminary sketch, outline, or version |
| outline | a summary of a written work |
| brainstorming | the mulling over of ideas by one or more individuals in an attempt to devise or find a solution to a problem |
| narrative | the representation in art of an event or story |
| body | the main, central, or principal part of a writing |
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