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Phrase - ANS-groups of related words that lack either a subject or a verb or both
examples:
to the restaurant
walking along the beach
as long as his arm
Clause - ANS-groups of related words that have both a subject and a verb
Independent clause - ANS-forms a complete thought independently.
example:
He wants it all.
Dependent clause - ANS-not a complete thought but depends on something else to
make it a statement
example:
because he wants it all
Sentence - ANS-groups of related words with a subject a verb but must make a
complete statement. Have at least one independent clause and may have any number
of dependent clauses.
Noun - ANS-names a person, place or thing, or an idea or quality.
examples:
Marcela, Michigan, book, freedom, intelligience
Pronoun - ANS-a word that takes the place of a noun
examples:
I, you, him, our, its, theirs, one, someone, everybody
Gerund] - ANS-A form of the verb, usually ending in ing, t, or en, that is used as a noun.
Infinitive - ANS-A form of the verb starting with to. (to swim, to eat)
Subject - ANS-noun or pronoun that is doing the acting or being in a sentences.
Answers the questions "Who?" or "What?" before the verb.
Complete subject - ANS-the subject and its modifiers
Phrase - ANS-groups of related words that lack either a subject or a verb or both
examples:
to the restaurant
walking along the beach
as long as his arm
Clause - ANS-groups of related words that have both a subject and a verb
Independent clause - ANS-forms a complete thought independently.
example:
He wants it all.
Dependent clause - ANS-not a complete thought but depends on something else to
make it a statement
example:
because he wants it all
Sentence - ANS-groups of related words with a subject a verb but must make a
complete statement. Have at least one independent clause and may have any number
of dependent clauses.
Noun - ANS-names a person, place or thing, or an idea or quality.
examples:
Marcela, Michigan, book, freedom, intelligience
Pronoun - ANS-a word that takes the place of a noun
examples:
I, you, him, our, its, theirs, one, someone, everybody
Gerund] - ANS-A form of the verb, usually ending in ing, t, or en, that is used as a noun.
Infinitive - ANS-A form of the verb starting with to. (to swim, to eat)
Subject - ANS-noun or pronoun that is doing the acting or being in a sentences.
Answers the questions "Who?" or "What?" before the verb.
Complete subject - ANS-the subject and its modifiers
