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Vocabulary Terminology Test 2
Chapters 3 and 4
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Undergraduate 1
02/27/2010

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Term
Assimilation
Definition

an adjustment in sound of a

prefix to match the initial

sound of a base word

Term
Base Word
Definition

a word part th which

prefixes and suffixes

can be attached

Term
Derivation
Definition

the process of making

new words by adding

prefixes or suffixes

Term
Derivation Prefix
Definition

a word part that makes

new meaning (a new word)

when added to the

beginning of a word

Term
Derivation Suffix
Definition

a word part that makes

new meaning (a new word)

when added to end of a word

Term
Prefix
Definition

a word part added to

the beginning of a base word

Term
Suffix
Definition

a word part adds

to the end of a base word

Term
Conjunction
Definition

a word that links words,

phrases, clauses, or sentences

Term
Direct Object
Definition

a word or group of

words that recieves the

main action of the verb

Term
Inflection
Definition

a word part (usually a suffix)

adding grammatical

information to a word

Term
Interjection
Definition

emotive word that

expresses feelings directly

Term
Noun Phrase
Definition

a group of words

that acts like a noun

Term
Object of the Preposition
Definition

a noun or noun phrase

that follow a preposition

Term
Participle
Definition

a verb inflected to

indicate completion; such

as process and completion

Term
Phrase
Definition

a word combination

acting as a functional

unit in a sentence

Term
Preposition
Definition

a word linking a noun

or noun phrase to

another sentence part,

showing relationships

(e.g., time or space);

always with an object

Term
Prepositional Phrase
Definition

syntactic structure consisting

of prepostion followed

by its object

Term
Present Participle
Definition

a form of a verb inflected

to indicate ongoing action;

can function as adjective or noun

Term
Pronoun
Definition

a word that functions

like the noun it stands for

Term
Syntax
Definition

the grammatical structure

of sentences; the

arrangement of words in a

sentence (or in a clause of phrase)

Term
Verb Phrase
Definition

a group of words

that acts like a verb

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