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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. A word that names a person - place - or thing.

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

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

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

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

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

20. 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.]

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

22. A verb that joins the subject of a sentence to its complement. [They WERE ecstatic.]

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

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

25. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.

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