DGP Week 12: I like the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Example: 'like' in 'I like the novel.'

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. Example: 'by' in 'The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.'

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What is a direct object?

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A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. Example: 'novel' in 'I like the novel.'

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What is an article?

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An article is a word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific. Examples: 'the' (specific) and 'a' (unspecific).

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What is an appositive?

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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. Example: 'The Outsider' in 'The novel, The Outsider, is interesting.'

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. Example: 'I' in 'I like the novel.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: 'I like the novel, and I read it often.'

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences or coordinates words in the same clause. Example: 'and' in 'I like the novel and the movie.'

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: 'novel' in 'I like the novel.'

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. Example: 'I like the novel' is a clause.