DGP Flashcard #1

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What part of speech is the word 'we' in the sentence: 'We students will learn grammar, and we will write five essays.'?

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3 pro nom (3rd person pronoun, nominative case)

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What is the function of the word 'essays' in the sentence: 'We students will learn grammar, and we will write five essays.'?

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Direct object

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What part of speech is the word 'and' in the sentence: 'We students will learn grammar, and we will write five essays.'?

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Coordinating conjunction

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What part of speech is the word 'will' in the sentence: 'We students will learn grammar, and we will write five essays.'?

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Helping verb

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What part of speech is the word 'learn' in the sentence: 'We students will learn grammar, and we will write five essays.'?

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Main verb

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Define 'direct object'.

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A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.

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What is a 'coordinating conjunction'?

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A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank (e.g., and, but, or).

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What is a 'helping verb'?

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A verb that helps the main verb express tense, mood, or voice (e.g., is, are, will).

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What is a 'main verb'?

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The primary verb in a sentence that expresses the main action or state of being.

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What is a 'pronoun'?

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A word that takes the place of a noun (e.g., he, she, it, they).