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** phrases | ** phrases | ||
** prepositions, etc. | ** prepositions, etc. | ||
=== categories of sentence purposes === | === categories of sentence purposes === | ||
* declarative sentence | * declarative sentence | ||
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{{Clause (grammar)}} | {{Clause (grammar)}} | ||
== | == Phrase == | ||
* a sentence part that does not have a subject and verb (which would make it into a clause) | * a sentence part that does not have a subject and verb (which would make it into a clause) | ||
* phrases are connected to an IC by a comma | * phrases are connected to an IC by a comma | ||
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** offers examples of the need for precision in language and downfalls of poor usage and incorrect grammar | ** offers examples of the need for precision in language and downfalls of poor usage and incorrect grammar | ||
== | == Conjunction == | ||
* conjunctions combine or coordinate words and phrases (clauses) | * conjunctions combine or coordinate words and phrases (clauses) | ||
* see parts of speech | * see parts of speech | ||
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== Modifiers, qualifiers & intensifiers == | == Modifiers, qualifiers & intensifiers == | ||
=== | === modifiers === | ||
* modifiers change or add or "modify" the meaning of a word or sentence | * modifiers change or add or "modify" the meaning of a word or sentence | ||
* modifiers provide or extent additional meaning to the reader | * modifiers provide or extent additional meaning to the reader | ||
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** Nouns as modifiers | ** Nouns as modifiers | ||
=== | === qualifiers === | ||
* qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word | * qualifiers limit, or "qualify," the meaning of a word | ||
* types of qualifiers: | * types of qualifiers: | ||
>> to do | >> to do | ||
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=== intensifiers === | |||
* enhance or strengthen the meaning of a word | * enhance or strengthen the meaning of a word | ||
** (opposite of qualifiers which limit the meaning of a word) | ** (opposite of qualifiers which limit the meaning of a word) | ||
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== Sentence | == Sentence diagramming == | ||
* diagraming sentences means identifying every part of speech of the words in a sentence | * diagraming sentences means identifying every part of speech of the words in a sentence | ||
* See [[Parts of Speech]] | * See [[Parts of Speech]] | ||
* see [https://parentingpatch.com/using-nouns-noun-phrases-object-complements/ Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Object Complements] | * see [https://parentingpatch.com/using-nouns-noun-phrases-object-complements/ Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Object Complements] | ||
** {https://parentingpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2013-03-09-Using-Nouns-and-Noun-Phrases-as-Object-Complements-1.jpg] | ** {https://parentingpatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2013-03-09-Using-Nouns-and-Noun-Phrases-as-Object-Complements-1.jpg] | ||