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prepositions
prepositions
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9th Grade
04/05/2016

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Preposition

 

Definition

Is a word that relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence.

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Prepositional Phrase

Definition

Is a group of words that begins with a prepostion and ends with a noun or pronoun.

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Object of the preposition 

Definition

The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase.

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prepposional phrase 

Definition

is an adjective phrase when it modifys or descibes a noun or pronoun.

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preponsional phrase

Definition

is a adverb phrase when it modifys or describes a verb an adjective or another adverb

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coordinating conjunctions 

Definition

A word used to contract parts ofr a sentence such as words, clauses, or phrases.

 

and, but, or, for, so, yet, and nor are coordinating conjuntions.

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Simple Sentence

Definition

has one complete subject and one comple predicate.

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Compound Sentence

Definition

contains two or more simple sentences each simple sentence is called a main clause.

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Main Clause
Definition

has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence

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subordinate clause

Definition

is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate nut does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone in a sentence. it is always combined with a main clause.

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