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Cards (61)

  • Noun clause
    It contains clauses that functions as a one word noun
  • Clause
    A group of words that contains both subject and predicate
  • Functions of noun clauses

    • Subject
    • Direct object
    • Indirect object
    • Subject complement
    • Object of the preposition
    • Appositive
  • Subject
    Performer of the actions; helps clarify the overall meaning and structure of the sentence
  • Direct object
    Noun or pronoun directly affected by the verb's action in a sentence; Answers the question "what?"
  • Indirect object
    Noun, pronoun, or noun phase that occurs with a verb that has two object; Answers the question "to whom" or "for whom"
  • Subject complement
    A word or group of words that follows a linking verb
  • Object of the preposition
    Noun, pronoun, or clause that follows a preposition and completes its meaning
  • Appositive
    Noun clause that functions as an appositive, providing additional information about another noun in the sentence; Modifies, explains, and renames another noun
  • Adverbial Clause
    A group of words that functions as an adverb and contains a subject and a verb; A dependent clause that functions like a one-word adverb
  • Subordinating conjunction
    It joins a subordinating clause to a main clause
  • Adjectival Clause
    It contains a dependent clause that modifies noun or pronoun
  • Types of adjectival clauses
    • Essential
    • Nonessential
  • Essential
    It is necessary in the construction of the sentence to convey its meaning
  • Nonessential
    It contains information that can be edited out from a sentence
  • 3 types of claims - claim of act, claim of value, claim of policy
  • Claim of fact – makes an assertion about something that can be proved or disproved with factual evidence
  • 2 types of claim of fact - appropriate and inaproppriate
  • Appropriate Claim of fact – a statistic or fact that is not debatable
  • Inappropriate claim of fact – it is debatable using factual evidence.
  • Claim of Value  - argues that something is good or bad, or that one thing is better than the another thing
  • Claim of Policy – argues that certain conditions should exist, or that something should or should not be done, in order to solve a problem.
  • sentence structure - refers to the manner by which sentences are organized grammatically
  • simple - sentence that contains one independent variable
  • compound - a sentence that has 2 or more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon
  • complex - a sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
  • compound complex - a sentence that contains two independent clauses and one dependent clause
  • faulty parallelism - happens when two or more ideas or elements in a sentence are written without considering their level of importance, coordinated function, and consistency
  • parallelism - could be translated into words, phrases, or clauses
  • definiendum - is the subject, word, or concept that is too defined.
  • genus - is the category that a definiendum is a part of
  • differentia - is the distinguishing mark of a definiendum that sets it apart and distinct from the rest of the genus
  • pronouns - word that take the place of nouns
  • subjective case - pronoun functions as subject of the verb in either dependent or independent clauses
  • possessive case - pronoun that shows possession. it indicates ownership of something and does not have an apostrophe
  • objective case - pronoun that is utilized and placed as object of preposition
  • significance of the study - it includes the importance and benefits of your study
  • statement of the research problem - it is usually expressed as a question or statement that inquires into or deals with the relation existing between two or more variables
  • review of related literature - it should be organized following the variables of the research
  • research - it is the systematic investigation into a topic and the study of material and sources to establish facts and reach a new conclusion