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-Sentence
-* a grammatically complete thought
+== Terminology ==
-** grammatically complete = contains a finite verb (subject-verb)
+* clause
+** a part of a sentence that contains a finite verb (a verb that has a subject)
+* complement
+** a word, phrase, or dependent clause that adds information to a subject or verb (as part of the predicate)
+* finite verb
+** a verb that has a subject
+** it is "finite" because it is "bound to" or associated with a subject
+* infinitive
+** the "to" form of a verb
+*** ex. ''to be'', ''to play'', ''to believe''
+*** infinitives can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb
+* non-finitive verb
+** a verb that does not have a subject
+** and it therefore does not act as a verb, and instead acts as a noun (called "gerund"), adjective, or adverb
+*** non-finite verbs are either '''participles''' or '''infinitives'''
+**** (note: not all participles are non-finite)
+* object
+** a noun or noun phrase that is the recipient of a verb or preposition
+*** ex.
+**** ''She kicked the ball'' ("ball" = object or "kicked")
+**** ''He ran to school'' ("to school" = prepositional phrase complement of the verb "ran")
+* participle
+** the ''-ing'' or ''-ed'' form of a verb
+* phrase
+** two or more words that do not have a finite verb
+** '''participle phrases''' and '''infinitive phrases''' are formed by the non-finite forms of verbs as either participles or infinitives
+* sentence
+** a grammatically complete thought
+*** grammatically complete = contains a finite verb (subject-verb)
 ** logically complete = does not need more information to complete the thought
 == Finite and Non-Finite Verbs & their complements==