Match up the following terms with their definitions.
Noun - Modifier - Comma Splice - Adjective - Gerund - Preposition - Adverb - Fragment - Pronoun - Antecedent
  1. Modifies nouns and pronouns, usually by describing, identifying or quantifying those words.
  2. Modifies verbs, adjectives and other adverbs, or entire clauses.
  3. A word or group of words that a pronoun replaces or refers to.
  4. Results from placing only a comma between clauses.
  5. An incomplete sentence.
  6. Has the same form as a present participle, ends in –ing, and functions as a noun.
  7. Enriches writing, making it more concrete by adding detail.
  8. A person, place, thing or concept.
  9. Often serves as a shorter form of nouns or other pronouns, so you do not have to repeat a word you have already mentioned.
  10. Structural word that expresses relationships in time, space or other senses between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence.


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