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GRAMMAR PROJECT 1

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Parts of speech

Parts of speech

Part 11

Part 1

Verb

Subject

Run-on

Fragment

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PARTS OF SPEECH PART I

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Verb

Noun

Is a word that shows action, links another word to the subject, helps another verb, or merely indicates exis- tence

Is a word thst names a person, place thing, or idea.

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Adjective

Pronoun

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

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PARTS OF SPEECH PART II

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Preposition

Adverb

Is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

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Interjection

Conjuction

Is an exclamatory word that is not gram- matically related to the other words in a sentence.

Is a word (or word group) that joins words, phrases, or clauses

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SUBJECT

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Subject of a clause is the noun group that refers to the person or thing that is doing the action expressed by the verb.

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Transitive

Intransitive

Is the term applied to a verb (or verbal) that requires a receiver of its action in order to express a complete thought.

Is the term applied to a verb (or verbal) that does not require a receiver of its action in order to express a complete thought.

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Linking

Helping

Is the term applied to a verb that links a word in the predicate to the subject.

Is the term applied to a verb that helps the main verb to make a statement.

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COMPLEMENTS

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Indirect Object (ID)

Direct Object (DO)

Is a substantive (a noun or its equiva- lent) that tells to whom or for whom, or to what or for what the action of the verb is done.

Is a substantive (a noun or its equiva- lent) that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of that action.

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Predicate Nominative (PN)

Object Complement (OC)

Predicate Adjective (PA)

Is a noun or an adjective (or the equivalent of either) that is sometimes needed in ad- dition to the direct object to complete the sense of the verb.

Is a substantive (a noun or its equivalent) that follows a linking verb and renames or explains the subject.

Is an adjective that follows a link- ing verb and modifies the subject.

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FRAGMENT

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Is a separated sentence part that does not ex­ press a complete thought. Can often be corrected by simply rejoining it to the sentence from which it has been separated.

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RUN-ON

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Is two or more sentences written in­ correctly as one sentence. Run­on sentences may be corrected if the sentences contain separate and distinct ideas, use a period and a capital letter and if the ideas in the sentences are so closely related as to form one thought and are equally important, use a comma and coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, yet).

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Name: Elizabeth Sarahì MoralesTeacher: Sthepfany Castro Class: Grammar Date: 13/03/21 Grade: 11mo