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Reed-Kellogg system

Reed-Kellogg system proper noun: a technique for drawing diagrams of syntactic structure, based on a subject and a verbal predicate, with modifiers written on slanted lines leading off from the words they modify.

Proper noun

Reed-Kellogg system

  1. A technique for drawing diagrams of syntactic structure, based on a subject and a verbal predicate, with modifiers written on slanted lines leading off from the words they modify.

Questions about Reed-Kellogg system

What does Reed-Kellogg system mean?
Reed-Kellogg system means a technique for drawing diagrams of syntactic structure, based on a subject and a verbal predicate, with modifiers written on slanted lines leading off from the words they modify.
What part of speech is Reed-Kellogg system?
Reed-Kellogg system is a proper noun.

Words near Reed-Kellogg system in the dictionary

  1. reed warbler
  2. reed warblers
  3. reed wren
  4. reed wrens
  5. Reed's syndrome
  6. Reed-Kellogg system
  7. reed-mace
  8. reed-maces
  9. reed-roofed
  10. Reed-Sternberg cell
  11. Reed-Sternberg cells

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