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8661121706AdverbA word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb0
8661121707AdjectiveA word that modifies a noun1
8661121708Absolute AdjectivesAn adjective with a meaning that is generally not capable of being intensified or compared2
8661121709AntecedentThe 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
8661121710ConjunctionThe part of speech that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences4
8661121711CoordinationThe grammatical connection of two or more ideas to give them equal emphasis and importance5
8661121712SubordinationWhen one element of a sentence is dependent on (or subordinate to) another element of the sentence.6
8661121713Coordinating ConjunctionsA conjunction that joins to similarly constructed phrases or clauses within a sentence7
8661121714Subordinating ConjunctionA conjunction that introduces a dependent clause8
8661121715Correlative ConjunctionsA paired conjunction that links balanced words, phrases, and clauses9
8661121716PredicateOne of the two main parts of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb10
8661121717Independent ClauseCan stand alone as a complete sentence11
8661121718Dependent ClauseRequires another sentence element in order to make complete sense12
8661121719Adjective Clause (Dependent & Subordinate)A dependent clause used as an adjective within a sentence13
8661121720Adverb Clause (Dependent & Subordinate)A dependent clause used as an adverb within a sentence14
8661121721Conditional Clause (Dependent & Subordinate)A clause that expresses a hypothesis or condition, real or imagined15
8661121722Comparative ClauseA type of dependent or subordinate clause that follows as, than, or like and expresses a comparison16
8661121723PhraseDoes not contain a subject or predicate17
8661121724Absolute 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
8661121725Appositive 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
8661121726ParticipialA verb form used as an adjective to modify nouns and pronouns20
8661121727Participial PhraseA phrase that begins with a participle21
8661121728Prepositional PhraseA phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition "Over the rainbow"22
8661121729GerundA verb form acting as a noun.23
8661121730Gerund PhraseA phrase that begins with a gerund.24

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