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APLAC final: Grammer

Terms in this set (15)

Nouns
person, place, or thing
Verbs
Actions and states of being
Adjectives
modify nouns
Adverbs
modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Conjunctions
Hook up words, phrases, and clauses
Clause
A group of grammatically linked words contains a subject/noun phrase and predicate/verb phrase
Independent clauses
Clause that are strong enough to stand alone and have both subjects and verbs
dependent/subordinate clause
cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause
Adjectival modifiers
Modify nouns and appear near the word they are modifying (beige envelope, beige box)
Adverbial modifiers
Modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs (she waved angrily, she waved at the spider angrily, she waved quite angrily)
Prepositional phrase
Phrase with the structure (preposition) (noun) that can be adjectival, nominal, or adverbial
Infinitive phrase
Phrases that begin with an infinitive. (to + simple form of the verb) (to find happiness, to nourish my spirit, to watch treasure planet)
participal phrase
phrase that begins with a verbal ending in -ing or -ed - Serves as an adjective (blinking back tears, i returned the crackers) (fueled by desperation...)(bitten by a spider, peter...) ALWAYS ADJECTIVAL
Gerund phrase
Phrase that has (verb)ing used as a noun; THIS IS ALWAYS NOMINAL; (blinking back tears is my way of showing bravery; im a huge fan of riding my bike)
Nominals
Can sit anywhere a noun would sit; (his passion was making movies; as a career, he chose making movies) if you can replace it with cantaloupe, it is nominal
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