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Glaser 12-14 Grammar
Grammar 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| noun | names a person, place, thing, or idea |
| concrete noun | a noun you can recognize through any of the 5 senses |
| abstract noun | a noun you can't recognize through any of the 5 senses |
| collective noun | a noun that names a group of people, animals, or things |
| count noun | a noun that names something you can count |
| non-count noun | a noun that names something that can't be counted |
| compound noun | a noun that is made by joining 2 or more words |
| common noun | a noun that names any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas |
| proper noun | a noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea |
| pronoun | a word that replaces a noun |
| antecedent | the noun which a pronoun refers to |
| personal pronouns | refers to the (1) person speaking or writing, (2) the person listening or reading, (3) the topic being discussed or written about |
| reflexive pronouns | directs the action of the verb toward its subject. (points back to a noun or pronoun in the sentence) |
| intensive pronouns | a noun that adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence |
| demonstrative pronouns | a noun that points to a specific person, place, thing, or idea |
| relative pronouns | begins a subordinating clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence |
| interrogative pronouns | used to begin a question |
| indefinite pronoun | refers to a noun that is not specifically named |
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