Chapter 1 - Basic Grammar Flashcards
Apostrophe
Apostrophes are used either to show possession or to combine two words together in a contraction
Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence
Comma
Commas are dividers
Body
The middle, and longest, part of your essay, in which you defend or support the thesis
Thesis statement
A sentence in which you state your main argument or point
Comma splice
Two complete sentences incorrectly joined by a comma
Subject
The subject is what or who the sentence is about
Predicate
The predicate is what the subject is doing
Conclusion
The last paragraph of your essay, in which you rest your thesis
Paragraph
A paragraph usually begins with an indentation on a new line.
Sentence
A sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation.
word or (more commonly) a group of words that expresses a complete idea. Conventionally, a sentence includes a subject and a verb.
Adjective
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun
Adverb
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb
Describes an action
Complex sentence
A sentence that contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause
Compound sentence
A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses, often joined by a conjunction