Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. grammar
A. The word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
2. preposition
B. A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase (plural)
3. noun
C. The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
4. adjective
D. A string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
5. verb
E. The word class that qualifies nouns
6. adverb
F. The word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition
7. clause
G. An amount of time
8. conjunction
H. Marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
9. subordinate
I. The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology
10. coordinating
J. An expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
11. agreement
K. To bring order and organization to
12. modifiers
L. A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb (plural)
13. pronouns
M. A word that is more specific than a given word
14. complex
N. A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
15. compound
O. A conceptual whole made up of ___ and related parts
16. sentence
P. An abrupt excited utterance
17. possessive
Q. The mark used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
18. proper
R. A punctuation mark used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure
19. question
S. The case expressing ownership
20. comma
T. An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
21. period
U. The statement of an exchange of promises
22. quotation
V. A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a ___ phrase
23. apostrophe
W. A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
24. exclamation
X. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage