principal glossary
This glossary is to define the following
command
statement
tag question
exclamation
gerund
appositive
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ss | appositive | |
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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words | ||
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ss | command | |
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An imperative sentence gives a command. It usually ends with a period, but it may also end with an exclamation point (!).Commands ask or tell people to do something. | ||
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ss | determiner | |
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are words which come at the beginning of the noun phrase. | ||
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ss | exclamation | |
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a sentence is exclamatory if it ends with an exclamation mark. The exclamation mark indicates strong emotion. | ||
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ss | gerund | |
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A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." The gerund form of the verb "read" is "reading." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence. | ||
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ss | modify | |
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One word or phrase modifies another by making its meaning more specific. In the phrase primary-s chool teacher Teacher is modified by p rimary-school (to mean a specific kind of teacher | ||
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ss | statement | |
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A declarative sentence (also known as a statement) makes a statement and ends with a period. It's named appropriately because it declares or states something. | ||
sm | statement | |
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it is a declarative sentence | ||
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ss | tag question | |
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uestion tags are short questions at the end of statements. | ||