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| adjectives | modify nouns |
| adverbs | tell why, how, how often & to what extent |
| adverbs modify | verbs and adjectives |
| affix | a group of letters that added to a word change its form or meaning |
| prefix | a group of letters added to the beginning of a word |
| suffix | a group of letters added to the end of a word |
| inflectional affixes | change the word form, not the meaning |
| derivational suffixes | change the meaning of a word |
| antecedent | the noun to which a pronoun refers |
| appositives | words that mean the same as somthing mentioned earlier |
| articles | show whether a noun is known, unknown, specific or general |
| case | the form of a noun or pronoun in a sentence |
| subject pronouns | I, you, he, she, it, we, they, everyone, who |
| object pronouns | me, you, he, she, it, us, them, everyone, whom, whomever |
| possessive pronouns | my, your, their, his, hers, its, our, their, everyone's |
| clause | a group of words that has a subject and a predicate |
| independent clause | a complete sentence |
| dependent clause | an incomplete sentence |
| relative clause | tells more about a noun |
| restrictive clause | contains essential information; no commas |
| non-restrictive clause | contains non-essential information; needs commas |
| antonyms | opposites |
| comparative | used to compare two things |
| superlative | used to compare three things |
| -er | the suffix often used in the comparative |
| -est | the suffix often used in the superlative |
| conjugation | the ways verbs change to agree with subject and/or tense |
| declension | the way nouns change to agree with gender, number, or case |
| -or | a masculine suffix |
| -ette, -ess, -trix | feminine suffixes |
| gender-specific language | words that imply that a subject is feminine or masculine while speaking generally |
| homonyms | words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings |
| infinitive | the simple, or basic, form of a verb |
| inflection | changes in words that change the part of speech but the root meaning of the word |
| interjection | a word or words inserted in a sentence to show emotion or for emphasis |
| modals | words that indicate possibility, probablity, or suggestions |
| morphology | the study of the structure of word forms |
| affixes, roots, and inflectional endings | parts of morphology |
| noun | a word that indicates a person, place, or thing |
| proper nouns | indicate the names of people and specific places, works of art, and documents |
| common nouns | nouns used to speak generally |
| orthography | the study of correct spelling |
| paragraph | a goup of sentences related to a single topic |
| participle | a form to the verb used in certain tenses |
| present participle | the -ing form of the word |
| past participle | the -en form in regular verbs |
| person | the forms of verbs and pronouns that indicate the speaker, who/what is being spoken to and who/what is being spoken about |
| prefixes | groups of letters added to the beginning of words |
| phrase | a word or group of words without a subject and/or predicate |
| participial phrase | a phrase beginning with a participle |
| prepositional phrase | a phrase beginning with a preposition |
| appositive phrase | a phrase that means the same as someone/thing mentioned earlier in the sentence |
| predicate | the parts of a sentence related to the verb |
| preposition | a word that indicates relationship to a noun or pronoun |
| pronoun | a word that takes the place of a noun |
| sentence | a group of words that express a complete thought, feeling, or idea |
| sematics | the study of meaning in language |
| suffixes | groups of letters added to the end of a word |
| syntax | the way words are grouped together |
| tense | the way verbs show action and states of being in relation to time |
| verb | a word that indicates action or state of being |
| stative verb | a verb that indicates state of being |
| action verb | a verb that indicates action |
| voice | indicates action/responsibility or the state of being acted upon |
| active voice | indicates action or responsibility of the part of the subject |
| passive voice | indicates that the subject is acted upon |
