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9675502680AdverbA word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb0
9675502681AdjectiveA word that modifies a noun1
9675502682Absolute AdjectivesAn adjective with a meaning that is generally not capable of being intensified or compared2
9675502683AntecedentThe noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to "I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose."3
9675502684ConjunctionThe part of speech that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences4
9675502685CoordinationThe grammatical connection of two or more ideas to give them equal emphasis and importance5
9675502686SubordinationWhen one element of a sentence is dependent on (or subordinate to) another element of the sentence.6
9675502687Coordinating ConjunctionsA conjunction that joins to similarly constructed phrases or clauses within a sentence7
9675502688Subordinating ConjunctionA conjunction that introduces a dependent clause8
9675502689Correlative ConjunctionsA paired conjunction that links balanced words, phrases, and clauses9
9675502690PredicateOne of the two main parts of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb10
9675502691Independent ClauseCan stand alone as a complete sentence11
9675502692Dependent ClauseRequires another sentence element in order to make complete sense12
9675502693Adjective Clause (Dependent & Subordinate)A dependent clause used as an adjective within a sentence13
9675502694Adverb Clause (Dependent & Subordinate)A dependent clause used as an adverb within a sentence14
9675502695Conditional Clause (Dependent & Subordinate)A clause that expresses a hypothesis or condition, real or imagined15
9675502696Comparative ClauseA type of dependent or subordinate clause that follows as, than, or like and expresses a comparison16
9675502697PhraseDoes not contain a subject or predicate17
9675502698Absolute PhraseA group of words (often consisting of a participle and its subject) that modifies an independent clause as a whole "Their slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky, the storks circled above us."18
9675502699Appositive PhraseA noun, noun phrase, or series of nouns used to identify or rename another noun, noun phrase, or pronoun "The student, an overconfident oaf, chose not to study and failed the vocabulary quiz."19
9675502700ParticipialA verb form used as an adjective to modify nouns and pronouns20
9675502701Participial PhraseA phrase that begins with a participle21
9675502702Prepositional PhraseA phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition "Over the rainbow"22
9675502703GerundA verb form acting as a noun.23
9675502704Gerund PhraseA phrase that begins with a gerund.24

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