Vocab Flashcard 5

Front

A word or phrase that modifies a noun.

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Adjective

Front

Modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or adverb.

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Adverb

Front

A word describing an action, state, or occurrence

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Verb

Front

A word identifying a class of people, places, or things.

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Noun

Front

A word that functions as a noun phrase referring to discourse participants.

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Pronoun

Front

A word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form.

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Contraction

Front

A word that connects clauses or coordinates words.

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Conjunction

Front

A word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word refers.

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Antecedent

Front

A word governing a noun or pronoun, expressing a relation, e.g., 'the man on the platform.'

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Preposition

Front

Abrupt remark, often as an aside or interruption.

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Interjection