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| adjective |
a word that describes a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, "It was a hard test," the word "hard" is an adjective. It describes the noun "test." |
| am |
a form of the verb "be" that is present tense and used with the pronoun "I." |
| antecedent |
the word or group of words that a pronoun refers to. In "The girls ate their dessert first," "girls" is the antecedent of "their." |
| preposition |
a word that shows a connection or relation between a noun or pronoun and some other word. In the sentence, "We went to the market and talked about the weather," "to" and "about" are prepositions. |
| which |
used as a relative pronoun to give more information about the person or thing that it refers to. [3/7 definitions] |
| who |
used as a relative pronoun to give information telling what person or persons one is talking about; that. [2/4 definitions] |
| whose |
used as a pronoun or relative pronoun indicating possession. [1/2 definitions] |
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