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1. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.

2. The noun to which a pronoun refers. A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in person - number - and gender. [Michael and HIS teammates moved off campus]

3. Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction - a correlative conjunction - or a semicolon. [Caesar conquered Gaul - but Alexander the Great conquered the world.]

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

5. A verbal that functions as an adjective. Present participles end in -ING; past - -D - -ED; or -EN. Other forms: BROKEN

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

7. A group of words that is not grammatically a complete sentence but is punctuated as one: BECAUSE IT MATTERED GREATLY.

8. A phrase or clause that limits the essential meaning of the sentence element it modifies or identifies. [Professional athletes WHO PERFORM EXCEPTIONALLY should earn stratospheric salaries.]

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

10. The noun or pronoun that indicates what a sentence is about - and which the principal verb of a sentence elaborates.

11. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.

12. A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence. AFTER WE FINISH OUR WORK - we will go out for dinner.

13. A pronoun that functions as a subject or a subject complement.

14. The attribute of a verb that indicates whether its subject is active [Janet PLAYED the guitar]

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

16. A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person (ANYBODY) or thing (SOMETHING)

17. A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence. [RACCOONS STEAL FOOD.]

18. Any of the verbs that combine with the main verb to express necessity [MUST] - obligation [SHOULD] - permission [MAY] - probability [MIGHT] - possibility [COULD] - ability [CAN] - or tentativeness [WOULD].

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

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

21. In the present tense - a verb phrase consisting of TO followed by the base form of the verb (TO WRITE). A split infinitive occurs when one or more words separate TO and the verb [TO BOLDLY GO]

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

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

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

25. A word that modifies - quantifies - or otherwise describes a noun or pronoun. [DRIZZLY November]

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