Chapter 7 Flashcards
Grammar
The analysis of the structure of phrases and sentences
Traditional grammar
The description of phrases and sentences based on established categories used in the analysis of Latin and Greek
Adjective (Adj)
A word used with a noun to provide more information (e.g. happy, strange)
Adverb(Adv)
A word used with a verb or adjective to provide more information (e.g. slowly, really)
Agreement
The grammatical connection between two parts of a sentence as in the connection between a subject (Cathy) and the form of a verb (loves chocolate)
Article(Art)
Words such as “a”, “an”, or “the” used with a noun
Conjunction
words such as “and” or “because” used to make connections between words, phrases and sentences
Noun(N)
A word such as “boy”, “bicycle” or “freedom” used to describe a person, thing or idea
Preposition(prep)
A word such as “in” or “with” used with a noun phrase
Pronoun(pro)
A word such as “it” or “them” used in place of a noun phrase
Proper noun (PN)
A name such as Cathy, with an initial capital letter, used as the name of someone or something
Verb (V)
A word such as go, drown or know used to describe an action, event or state
Noun phrase (NP)
a phrase such as the boy or an old bicycle, containing a noun plus other constituents, or a pronoun such as him or it
Active voice
the form of the verb used to say what the subject does (e.g. He stole it)
