cats Flashcards
simple subject
The main noun or pronoun that names the subject of the sentence.
complete subject
all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.
simple predicate
the verb that tells exactly what the subject does or is.
complete predicate
the verb and all of the words that tell what the subject does or is.
compound subject
Is two or more subject that share the same verb.
compound predicate
contains two or more predicate that have the same subject.
simple sentence
expresses one complete thought.
compound sentence
contains two simple sentence joined by a comma and a conjunction.
conjunction
joins words or groups of words.
run on sentence
joins together two or more sentences without the proper conjunctions and punctuation.
coordinating conjunctions
join two words or word groups of the same grammatical rank or importance.
subordinating conjunctions
tell where, when, why, or how.
complex sentence
is a sentence that contains two related clauses joined by a conjunction other than and, but, or or.
appositives
are words or groups of words that identify and usually follow a noun.
prepositional phrase
is a group of words that tells more about an important part of a sentence.
object of a prepositional phrase
is a noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.
verb
shows what the subject does or is.
noun
names a person, place, thing, event, or idea.
collective noun
describe a group of people or things
open syllables
divide after the first vowel.
closed syllables
divide after the consonant that follows the first vowel.
present tense verb
tells what is happening now.
present progressive tense
shows action that is continuing over time.
past tense verbs
tell about actions in the past.
future tense verbs
Are formed with the helping verb will
past progressive and future progressive tense.
present participles to show action that was or will be continuing.
