This is a review. For help, please look at the appropriate section that appears earlier in the program.
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Look for a word that names a person or a place or a thing.
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Remember, a common noun names any person, place, or thing, not a specific one.
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Remember, a proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.
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Remember, a compound noun is made up of two or more words which together form a single unit.
\\nccd
Look for the noun that refers to any person, place, or thing, and is also made up of two or more words that form a single unit.
\\npcd
Look for the noun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing, and is also made up of two or more words that form a single unit.
\\nabs
Look for a noun that names something we cannot know with our senses, like an idea or feeling, a quality or a relationship.
\\nabr
Remember, only one kind of noun names things we cannot know with our senses.
\\nabi
Look for something we cannot see or know with our senses.
\\ncon
Remember, a concrete noun names things we are able to see or know with our senses.
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Remember, an abstract noun names things we cannot see or know with our senses, while a concrete noun does just the opposite.
\\nabe
Think of words like friendship and brotherhood when you complete the definition of an abstract noun.
\\ncte
Remember, nouns that we can see or know with our senses are the opposite of abstract nouns.
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A concrete proper noun names something specific that we are able to see or know with our senses.
\\ajnp
Remember, an adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
\\ajra
Look for another descriptive word that can logically replace the one used in the sentence.
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In English sentences, the noun most commonly comes right after the adjective that describes it.
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Think about the specific descriptive information that this adjective provides.
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Remember, a predicate adjective and the subject noun or pronoun it describes are 'linked,' or connected, by a verb of being.
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Sometimes an adjective follows a special kind of verb called a linking verb, while the noun or pronoun it describes comes before the verb.
\\ajlv
Remember, instead of the adjective coming right before the noun, it may be 'linked,' or connected, to the subject by a verb of being.
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Where there is a compound subject, one adjective may describe both nouns.
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Occasionally an adjective comes before a noun or pronoun but is set off from it by a comma or a phrase for extra effect.
\\ajpc
Look carefully to see which noun is described by this adjective. Do not be misled by a phrase or a comma that comes between the adjective and the word it describes.
\\ajps
Remember, a predicate adjective describes a subject that comes before the linking verb.
\\ajpp
Remember, a predicate adjective describes the subject of the sentence. Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject noun or pronoun and the linking verb.
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Sometimes a predicate adjective is linked to a relative pronoun, such as which, who, or that. The pronoun replaces a noun in the first clause.
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Occasionally an adjective comes after a noun or pronoun but it is not a predicate adjective. There is no linking verb. Instead, the adjective is set off from the noun or pronoun by a comma or a phrase.
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Remember, the articles are 'the,' 'a,' and 'an.'
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'The' points out something specific. 'A' and 'an' are general articles.
\\ajas
Note that the word modified by the article is specific. That determines which article is appropriate.
\\ajag
Note that the word modified by the article is general, or not specific. That determines which article is appropriate.
\\ajan
Remember, 'the' is used with plural words. 'A' and 'an' are used with singular words.
\\ajn
Remember, a word that is usually, or often, a noun becomes an adjective when it is used to describe another noun.
\\ajha
Look for a noun joined to another word with a hyphen between them, producing an adjective.
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Look for another noun that could logically be used as an adjective to replace the one used as an adjective in the sentence.
\\ajps
Remember, a noun may become a descriptive word when it is joined to another word, with a hyphen between them.
\\ajnp
Think about the part of speech this word is when it stands alone, without being joined to another word.
\\ajdn
Remember, one of these choices names a person, place, or thing. The other describes the person, place, or thing.
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Think about the part of speech this word is when it names, rather than describes, a person, place, or thing.
\\ajco
Remember, 'more' before an adjective or '-er' at the end of an adjective forms the comparative. It indicates that two things are being compared.
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Remember, 'most' before an adjective or '-est' at the end of an adjective forms the superlative. It shows that three or more things are being compared.
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Many two-syllable adjectives use '-er' and '-est' for their comparative and superlative forms. Adjectives of three or more syllables always use 'more' and 'most.'
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Some adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms, such as 'better' and 'best' for 'good,' and 'worse' and 'worst' for 'bad.'
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The comparative and superlative forms of some adjectives do not follow any rules. Sometimes, just trying both forms of the comparative, or the superlative, is enough to show which one is clearly wrong for a particular adjective, as is true among these choices.
\\pron
Look for a word that replaces the name of a person, place, or thing. (The noun may or may not appear in the sentence.)
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The pronoun and the noun it replaces must match in gender, that is, masculine, feminine, or neuter.
\\proj
Look for the pronoun that fits the function it must fulfill in the sentence.
\\proc
Look for the pronoun that matches -- in gender, number, or person -- the noun or nouns being replaced.
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The antecedent most commonly comes before the pronoun in the sentence.
\\prom
Remember, the pronoun and the noun or nouns it replaces must agree in number.
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Sometimes the pronoun will come before the noun for emphasis or in dialogue. If there is more than one pronoun in the sentence, look for the one that agrees with the antecedent.
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Pronouns that refer to persons are called personal pronouns.
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Remember, gender means masculine, feminine, or neuter. Number refers to singular or plural. Person refers to (1) the speaker, or (2) the person spoken to, or (3) the person spoken about.
\\proo
Look for a word that shows ownership, or possession, of something mentioned in the sentence.
\\prov
Remember, a pronoun that serves as the subject is in the nominative case.
\\pros
Look for a pronoun that can replace the subject of the sentence.
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A pronoun that follows a linking verb may be interchanged with the subject, and therefore must be in the nominative case.
\\prob
Look for a pronoun that receives the action of the verb and answers the question 'who' or 'what.'
\\prou
Look for the pronoun that is an object of the verb and agrees in gender and number with the noun it replaces.
\\proh
Look for the special kind of pronoun that points out something.
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When a word that we know as a demonstrative pronoun describes a noun, it serves as an adjective.
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An indefinite pronoun usually is not specific and does not fit into any other pronoun category.
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When a word that we know as an indefinite pronoun describes a noun, it serves as an adjective.
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A word that refers to one is singular. If it refers to more that one, it is plural.
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Remember, a relative pronoun relates a dependent clause to the pronoun's antecedent in the main clause.
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Think of 'who' as being like 'he' or 'she.' Think of 'whom' as being like 'him' or 'her,' and 'whose' as being like 'his' or 'her.'
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Think of the relative pronoun that shows possession.
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The names of the different types of pronouns provide a clue to what each one does in the sentence: demonstrates, or points out; shows possession; relates, or connects, clauses through an antecedent.
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Only one of these relative pronouns can replace a noun that names a thing rather than a person.
\\vba
Look for the word that shows what is happening in the sentence.
\\vbc
Look for the word that makes sense in the context of the sentence.
\\vbh
Remember, the verb shows something happening or being done.
\\vbs
Look for the word that tells who or what is doing the action.
\\vbb
A common linking or state of being verb is some form of 'to be.'
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A linking verb links the subject to a noun, pronoun, or adjective that identifies or describes the subject. This type of verb expresses a condition of being rather than action.
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These are all linking verbs, but only one is the appropriate form for a first-person subject.
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Remember, an action verb shows something happening. A linking verb shows that something exists and links the subject to a noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows. Some verbs, such as 'look,' 'smell,' 'taste,' and 'appear,' may show either action or state of being depending on their meaning in the sentence.
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Remember, a compound verb consists of two or more verbs that are joined by 'and' or 'or,' and have the same subject.
\\vbcv
Look for two verbs that show what the subject is doing.
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Look for the verb that helps the main verb express action or make a statement.
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A main verb may have more than one helping verb to help it express action or make a statement.
\\vbp
Remember, a helping verb and a main verb together form a particular kind of phrase.
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The main verb tells what is happening in the sentence or shows state of being. The helping verb helps the main verb express the action or make a statement.
\\avh
Look for a word that modifies the verb and tells how the action is done.
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Adverbs of manner generally end in '-ly.'
\\ava
Remember, adverbs may modify other adverbs or adjectives.
\\avaj
An adverb usually comes before the adjective it modifies.
\\avp
Look for a word that answers the question 'Where?'
\\avpm
Adverbs of manner answer the question 'How?' Adverbs of place answer the question 'Where?'
\\avt
Look for a word that answers the question 'When?' It is an adverb of time.
\\avl
Only one of these adverbs is logical within the context of the sentence.
\\avho
Look for a word that answers the question 'How often?'
\\avat
Words that answer the question 'How often?' are also adverbs of time.
\\avd
Look for a word that answers the question 'To what extent?' or 'How much?'
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Remember, an adverb modifies a verb, another adverb, or an adjective. An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
\\avap
Remember, an adverb modifies an action verb. A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and describes the noun or pronoun that is the subject.
\\avo
Remember, several common words can be either adverbs or adjectives depending on the context.
\\prp
Remember, a preposition serves as a 'bridge' between the noun or pronoun that follows it and some other word in the sentence.
\\prpw
Look for a word that relates the noun following it to another word in the sentence.
\\prpn
Remember, a preposition is always followed by a noun or pronoun.
\\prpo
Remember, the object of the preposition is always the noun or pronoun that follows it.
\\prpp
Remember, a prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and its object. The word 'to' may be a preposition, but if it is followed by a verb, it is part of an infinitive.
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Remember, a prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and its object, the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.
\\prpl
Choose the preposition that is most logical within the context.
\\conc
Look for a word that joins words, phrases, or independent clauses.
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Choose the conjunction that is most logical within the context.
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'And,' 'or,' and 'but' may join words, phrases, or independent clauses.
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Look for the word that joins the two complete thoughts into one sentence.
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Remember, nouns, verbs, and pronouns have different functions in the sentence.
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Look to see whether the conjunction is linking individual words, or connecting groups of words organized into phrases, or joining independent clauses to make one sentence.
\\cond
Look for the word that introduces a clause that cannot stand by itself but depends upon the main, or independent, clause to complete the thought.
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Remember, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions have different functions in the sentence.
