APPENDIXA
Glossary
adjective A word that modifies nouns.
adverb A word that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
affix An element attached to the beginning, middle, or end of a root or word that modifies its meaning. Affixes include prefixes, infixes, and suffixes.
agreement The condition when parts of a sentence have the same case, gender, number, or person.
analogy A comparison between two different entities or processes, usually based on a similarity between the two.
antecedent The referent of a pronoun—the noun to which it refers.
appositive A grammatical construction that puts a subject or object in different words. Appositives rename.
auxiliary verb These include forms of be, do, and has. Auxiliary verbs add meaning to ...
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