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1. An independent clause which can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.

2. A verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun - an adjective - or an adverb rather than as a principal verb. [THINKING can be fun.]

3. A sentence that begins with the main idea and then attaches modifiers - qualifiers - and additional details.

4. The name of a particular person - place or thing.

5. A noun or noun phrase that renames or adds identifying information to a noun it immediately follows. [His brother - AN ACCOUNTANT WITH ARTHUR ANDERSON - was recently promoted]

6. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]

7. A phrase of clause that does not limit or restrict the essential meaning of the element it modifies.

8. Correlative conjunctions [BOTH - AND; EITHER - OR; NEITHER - NOR] join the same kinds of elements (as conjunctions)

9. The -ING form of a verb that functions as a noun: HIKING - PLAYING - etc...

10. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]

11. The predicating verb in a main clause or sentence.

12. A group of related words that functions as a unit but lacks a subject - verb - or both. WITHOUT THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE.

13. Two or more simple subjects joined by a coordinating or correlative conjunction. [HEMINGWAY AND FITZGERALD had little in common.]

14. A word or phrase (especially a noun or adjective that completes the predicate. [Martha is my NEIGHBOUR.]

15. A clause introduced by a relative pronoun - such as WHO - WHICH - THAT - or by a relative adverb - such as WHERE - WHEN - WHY.

16. A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. [IF - BECAUSE - SINCE - etc...]

17. The noun or pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase or the meaning of a transitive verb.

18. Possessive pronouns such as HERS - ITS and THEIRS.

19. The verb and its related words in a clause or sentence. The predicate expresses what the subject does - experiences - or is. [Birds FLY.]

20. A word or group of words that aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas.

21. A word or group of words that expresses the action or indicates the state of being of the subject. Verbs ACTIVATE sentences.

22. A verb that does not take a direct object. [His nerve FAILED.]

23. A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate. [MOTHS SWARM around a burning candle.]

24. The form of a noun or pronoun that reflects its grammatical function in a sentence as subject (THEY) - object (THEM) - or possessor (THEIR).

25. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.

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