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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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English Language Glossary - Flashcards, Matching and Concentration - (Part One)
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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 |
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