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C7D

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Dangling Modifier:
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 A modifying phrase or clause that
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does not appropriately modify any word in the sentence.
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Demonstrative Pronoun:
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 A pronoun (this, that, these,
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those) that points out the thing referred to and distinguishes
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that thing from others.
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Dependent Clause (Subordinate Clause):
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 A clause
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introduced by a subordinating conjunction or a relative
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pronoun. A dependent clause usually does not express a
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complete thought.
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Direct Object:
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 The word or phrase referring to the person
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or thing receiving the action of the verb.
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Essential (Restrictive):
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 The quality of being necessary
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to the meaning of the sentence; removing an essential
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clause alters the meaning of the main clause.
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Gerund:
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 A verb form ending in "ing" that functions as a
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noun.
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Gerund Phrase:
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 A verbal phrase, containing a gerund,
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that functions as a noun.
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Imperative Mood:
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 The verb form that indicates the
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speaker is expressing a request or a command.
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Indefinite Pronoun:
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 A pronoun referring to an
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unidentified person or thing.
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Independent Clause (Main Clause):
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 Any clause not
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introduced by a subordinating conjunction or a relative
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pronoun. Unlike a dependent clause, a main clause usually
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makes complete sense by itself. It may be capitalized and
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given an ending period to stand alone as a complete
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sentence.
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Indicative Mood:
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 The verb form that indicates the
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speaker is stating a fact or asking a question.
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Infinitive:
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 A verblike expression normally introduced by the
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term "to" (e.g., "to run"); the infinitive functions as a noun or
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modifier but never as a true verb; hence, it is one of the
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verbals.
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Infinitive Phrase:
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 A verbal phrase, containing an
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infinitive, that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
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Intensive Pronoun:
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 A reflexive pronoun used
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immediately after the subject to add emphasis to the subject
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(e.g., "I myself will go").
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Interjection:
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 A word expressing strong feeling and having
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no grammatical relation to others words of the sentence.
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Interrogative Pronoun:
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 A pronoun (what, which, who,
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whom, whose) that introduces a direct or indirect question.
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Main Clause (Independent Clause):
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 See Independent
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Clause.
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Misplaced Modifier:
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 A modifier placed far from the word
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it is intended to modify, the effect of the modifier then being
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lost or moved to another word.
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Modifier:
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 A word, phrase, or clause that modifies another
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word or group of words. A modifier describes the word it
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modifies.
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Mood:
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 Verb forms used to show whether the speaker is
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expressing fact, possibility, or command. See also
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Imperative, Indicative, and Subjunctive.
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