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| Adjective | This is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun |
| Adjective Clause | This is a group of words with a subject and predicate that acts to modify a noun or pronoun |
| Adverb | This is a word that modifies a verb, an adverb, or an adjective |
| Adverb Clause | This is a group of related words with a subject and a predicate that acts to modify a verb, adjective, or adverb |
| Comma Splice | This is when two or more independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction |
| Complex Sentence | This consists of one independent clause with one or more subordinate clauses |
| Compound Sentence | This consists of two or more independent clauses with no subordinate clauses |
| Compound-Complex Sentences | This consists of at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause |
| Indefinite Pronoun | This takes the place of a noun and refers to nonspecific persons or things |
| Quotation Marks | These are used to enclose direct quotations and to designate titles of short works |
| Semicolon | This is a punctuation makr that is used between clauses of a compound sentence when a conjunction is not used, before conjunctive adverbs that join independent clauses, and in a series when the series already contains commas |
| Simple Sentence | This is an independent clause with no subordinate clauses |
| Subject Verb Agreement | This is a rule that the subject and verb must be the same in number |
| Emphatic Verb | This is when a helping verb is used to give emphasis to the main verb (do, does, did) |
| Noun Clause | This is a dependent clause taht functions as a noun in the sentence |
| Pronoun Antecedent Agreement | This refers to the relationship between a noun and the pronoun that replaces it. They must agree in number and gender. |
| Appositive | This is a word or phrase that identifies or explains the noun that it follows |
| Clause | This is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate. It can be dependent or independent |
| Collective Noun | This refers to a group of people or things but usually takes a singular verb form |
| Colon | This is a punctuation mark used before a list of items or details, before a statement that summarizes the original statement, before a long, formal quotation or statement, or in a business letter after a salutation |
| Comma | This is a punctuation mark that may be used to indicate a pause, connection, separation, list, or for clarity or to show importance |
| Coordinating Conjunction | This is a word used to connect grammatically equal elements (and, but, or, nor, for, so and yet) |
| Correlative Conjunction | These come in pairs and they are used to connect grammatically equal elements (either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also, whether...or, both...and) |
| Independent Clause | This is a group of words that states the main thought of a sentence and is complete within itself |
| Noun | This is a word that names a person, place, thing, quality, or idea |
| Phrase | This is a group of words used as a single part of speech without a subject and verb |
| Prepositional Phrase | This is a set of words that begins with a word telling the position of a person or thing in relation to a noun or pronoun |
| Pronoun | This is a word that takes the place of a noun |
| Run-On Sentence | This results when independent clauses are joined incorrectly |
| Sentence Fragment | This is a group of words that does not have both a subject and a verb and cannot stand alone. It may be punctuated and capitalized as a sentence, but it does not constitute a complete sentence |
| Subordinate Clause | This is known as a dependent clause. While it may contain a subject and a verb and sometimes objects and compliments, it cannot stand alone as it conveys an incomplete thought |
| Verb | This is a word that denotes action, occurence, or existence |
