Noun Groups
Persuasive Devices
Independent and Dependent Clauses
Tenses
100

This is the most essential part of a noun group: the person, place, or thing.

Noun

100

This is a question where you already know the answer, so nobody needs to say it out loud.

Implied

100

This part of a sentence can stand all by itself because it is a complete thought.

Independent

100

This time word is used for actions that are happening right now, this very second.

Present

200

Words like "this", "that", or "the" that point out exactly which noun is being discussed.

Pointer

200

Words like "we" and "us" that make the listeners feel like they are part of a team.

Inclusive

200

This part of a sentence cannot stand alone because it leaves you waiting for the rest of the idea.

Dependent

200
  • This time word is used for actions that already happened and are completely done.


Past

300

In the phrase "the incredibly fast sports car," the word "sports" isn't a regular adjective; it serves as this specific sorting component.

Classifier

300

This way of proving a point uses real facts, numbers, and clear reasons.  

Logos

300

To be a real clause, a group of words must always have a naming part and one of these is a doing or action word.

Verb

300

In the sentence "By tomorrow, I will have finished my schoolwork," the bold words belong to this main time group.

Future

400

In the phrase "a remarkably beautiful painting," this is the component name for the word "remarkably."

Intensifier

400

The real goal of a trick question like this is to lead or pull the listeners to your way of thinking.

Guide

400

A joining word like "because," "although," or "if" that fastens onto a strong clause and makes it weak.

Conjunction

400

This is the common word we use for a verb like is, has, or will because it "assists" a main action word to show the time.

Helping

500

In the long phrase "the tall man with the umbrella," these extra describing words at the very end are called this.

Qualifier

500

Speakers use special pronouns to place the audience in a certain position to change their minds.

Position

500

Look at this sentence: "While the storm raged, the lights flickered." Name the clause type for the words "the lights flickered."

Independent

500

When a sentence shows an action that kept going on and on in the past (like "They were walking"), it is called the past ______ tense.

Continuous

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