TSI Writing – All general grammatical
terms correctly defined a+
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a word that names a person, a place,
a thing, or an idea. - n
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noun
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a general name e.g. man, religion, document - n
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common noun
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names someone or something
particular e.g. Andrew Jackson, Buddhism,
the Declaration of Independence - n
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proper noun
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names an object that occupies
space or that can be recognized by the senses e.g. wall juice sun - n
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concrete noun
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,an idea, a quality, or
a characteristic e.g. liberty, freshness, dedication - n
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abstract noun
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name one person, place, thing,
or idea. - n
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singular nouns
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name more than one. - n
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plural nouns
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names a group e.g. league, tribe, class - n
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collective noun
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indicates possession, ownership, or the relationship between two nouns e.g. a
mouse's tail, the mice's tails, James's car - n
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possessive form of a noun
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take the place of nouns, words acting as nouns, or other pronouns. - n
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,pronouns
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refer to specific people or things, e.g. *She* sold *them* to *us*. - n
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Personal pronouns
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personal pronouns that indicate possession or ownership and they take the place of
the possessive forms of nouns, e.g. *My* worry is *yours*, too. - n
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possessive pronouns
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refer to nouns or other pronouns and indicate that the same persons or things are
involved, e.g. They gave *themselves* a treat. - n
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reflexive pronouns
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add emphasis to other nouns or pronouns. The leg *itself* was broken. - n
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intensive pronouns
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refer to persons, places, or things in a more general way than nouns do, e.g.
*E*ach of the major harbors along the Atlantic seaboard has a unique character. - n
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indefinite pronouns
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, (this, that, these, and those) point out specific persons, places, things, or ideas. - n
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demonstrative pronouns
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(who, whom, whose,
which, and what) form questions. - n
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interrogative pronouns
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begin subject-verb groups
called subordinate clauses. Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which,
that, what, whoever, whomever, whichever, and whatever. - n
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relative pronouns
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a word that expresses action or a state of being. - n
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verb
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tells what someone or something does, e.g. The dog *caught* the ball in its teeth.
How she *yearned* to own such an animal. - n
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action verb
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terms correctly defined a+
guaranteed
a word that names a person, a place,
a thing, or an idea. - n
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noun
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a general name e.g. man, religion, document - n
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common noun
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names someone or something
particular e.g. Andrew Jackson, Buddhism,
the Declaration of Independence - n
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proper noun
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names an object that occupies
space or that can be recognized by the senses e.g. wall juice sun - n
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concrete noun
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,an idea, a quality, or
a characteristic e.g. liberty, freshness, dedication - n
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abstract noun
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name one person, place, thing,
or idea. - n
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singular nouns
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name more than one. - n
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plural nouns
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names a group e.g. league, tribe, class - n
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collective noun
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indicates possession, ownership, or the relationship between two nouns e.g. a
mouse's tail, the mice's tails, James's car - n
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possessive form of a noun
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take the place of nouns, words acting as nouns, or other pronouns. - n
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,pronouns
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refer to specific people or things, e.g. *She* sold *them* to *us*. - n
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Personal pronouns
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personal pronouns that indicate possession or ownership and they take the place of
the possessive forms of nouns, e.g. *My* worry is *yours*, too. - n
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possessive pronouns
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refer to nouns or other pronouns and indicate that the same persons or things are
involved, e.g. They gave *themselves* a treat. - n
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reflexive pronouns
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add emphasis to other nouns or pronouns. The leg *itself* was broken. - n
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intensive pronouns
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refer to persons, places, or things in a more general way than nouns do, e.g.
*E*ach of the major harbors along the Atlantic seaboard has a unique character. - n
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indefinite pronouns
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, (this, that, these, and those) point out specific persons, places, things, or ideas. - n
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demonstrative pronouns
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(who, whom, whose,
which, and what) form questions. - n
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interrogative pronouns
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begin subject-verb groups
called subordinate clauses. Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which,
that, what, whoever, whomever, whichever, and whatever. - n
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relative pronouns
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a word that expresses action or a state of being. - n
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verb
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tells what someone or something does, e.g. The dog *caught* the ball in its teeth.
How she *yearned* to own such an animal. - n
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action verb
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