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

2. A word that relates its object to another word in the sentence. [She is the leader OF our group.]

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

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

5. 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]

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

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

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

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

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

11. A word or phrase that qualifies - describes - or limits the meaning of a word - phrase - or clause. [FRAYED ribbon]

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

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

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

15. 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].

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

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

18. A phrase that functions as an adverb. [Landon laughs WITH ABANDON]

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

20. A word that joins words - phrases - clauses - or sentences. [For - And - Nor - But - Or - Yet - So --> FANBOYS]

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

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

23. A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing. [They wanted to GET EVEN.]

24. A word that modifies or otherwise qualifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb. [Gestures GRACEFULLY]

25. 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]

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