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Noun - person, place, or thing, can be a subject of a sentence or an object of. Could be an idea
Verb - an action or state of being
object or phrasephrase. Descripition of an action.
Antecedent - precedes
Relative clause -
Phrase - an incomplete thought that can be placed in different parts of a sentence, does not contain both a subject and a verb
Constituent - discrete units that make up sentences of which we have an instinctive knowledge.
for forming sentences. The knowledge of developing sentences that are
Ambiguity - sure of) meaningmeaning. Unclear
Direct Object - the object that receives the action of a sentence. It is the answer when you ask "who" or "what" did the action.
a verb modifiesmodifies. the part of the sentence that describes what is being talked about or asked.
Determiner - it comes before a noun and specifies if it a general or specific noun
question "where?" e.g At, is, of

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an object ofof. Could be an idea
Verb - an action or state of being
Transitive verb - a verb that has an agent directly performing the action and is followed by an object or phrase

Hello Everyone. Here is a different exercise. I would like everyone to add to the definitions below. This is a wiki, so when you add/edit someone's definitions, your next text will be there. It's sort of like a Word document that we are all working on together. Here are the rules. NO DICTIONARIES! NO INTERNET! ONLY OUR COLLECTIVE BRAINS. (You're on your honor here.) On Tuesday, we'll check the answers in class. I've added just a few ideas on some to get us going. Let's work together to refine these definitions to perfection. When you are ready to edit, just click edit on the right and then SAVE.
Noun - person, place, or thing, can be a subject of a sentence or an object of
an action or state of being
Transitive verb - a verb that has an agent directly performing the action and is followed by an object or phrase
Antecedent - precedes
Relative clause -
subject and verb
Phrase -verb, can be either independent (able to stand alone) or dependent (needs more in order to express a complete thought)
Phrase - an incomplete thought that of a sentencesentence, does not contain both a subject and a verb
Constituent - discrete units that make up sentences of which we have an instinctive knowledge.
Syntax - the grammatical rules for forming sentences
Ambiguity - anonymous (not sure of) meaning
- the noun atobject that receives the endaction of a prepositional phrasesentence. It is the answer when you ask "who" or "what" did the action.
Subject - a noun, the word a verb modifies
before a noun and specifies if it a general or specific noun
preposition - answers the question "where?"

Subject - a noun, the word a verb modifies
Determiner - it comes before a noun
preposition - what a dog can do to a log

Direct Object - the noun at the end of a prepositional phrase
Subject - a noun, the word a verb modifies
Determiner - it comes before a noun
preposition - what a dog can do to a log

Constituent - discrete units that make up sentences of which we have an instinctive knowledge.
Syntax - the grammatical rules for forming sentences
- anonymous (not sure of) meaning
Direct Object - the noun at the end of a prepositional phrase
Subject - a noun, the word a verb modifies

Hello Everyone. Here is a different exercise. I would like everyone to add to the definitions below. This is a wiki, so when you add/edit someone's definitions, your next text will be there. It's sort of like a Word document that we are all working on together. Here are the rules. NO DICTIONARIES! NO INTERNET! ONLY OUR COLLECTIVE BRAINS. (You're on your honor here.) On Tuesday, we'll check the answers in class. I've added just a few ideas on some to get us going. Let's work together to refine these definitions to perfection. When you are ready to edit, just click edit on the right and then SAVE.
Noun - person, place, or thing, can be a subject of a sentence or an object of
Verb - an action
Transitive verb -
Antecedent - precedes
Relative clause -
Clause - has subject and verb
Phrase - basicallya complete thought that can be placed in different parts of a sentence
Constituent - discrete units that make up sentences of which we have an instinctive knowledge.
Syntax - the grammatical rules for forming sentences
Ambiguity - anonymous meaning
Direct Object -
Subjectthe noun at the end of a prepositional phrase
Subject - a noun, the word a verb modifies
Determiner -
preposition - what a dog can do to a log

Phrase - basically a sentence
Constituent - discrete units that make up sentences of which we have an instinctive knowledge.
Syntax - the grammatical rules for forming sentences
Ambiguity -
Direct Object -

Clause - has subject and verb
Phrase - basically a sentence
Constituent - discrete units that make up sentences of which we have an instinctive knowledge.
Syntax -
Ambiguity -

Antecedent -
Relative clause -
Clause - has subject and verb
Phrase - basically a sentence
Constituent -
Syntax -