eng mid term Flashcards
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how to identify adv or adj prep ph
Prepositional phrases that modify nouns are called adjective phrases, and prepositional phrases that modify verbs are called adverb phrases.
what is a direct object
noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb from the subject of a sentence.
what is a transitive verb
a verb that requires an object to receive the action.
what is an indirect object
a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb
what is an adjtive
a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
what is an adverb
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
what is a nominative pronoun
The subjective (or nominative) pronouns are I, you (singular), he/she/it, we, you (plural), they and who.
prepsition
listen to preposition song
what is an infinitive phrase
The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of the verb agreed. to give (infinitive) me (indirect object of action expressed in infinitive) a ride (direct object of action expressed in infinitive) They asked me to bring some food.
what are reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are words like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves
what is a predicate adjtive
A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence.
what are participles
Present participles are typically formed by adding “ing” to the end of a verb (e.g., “jump” becomes “jumping”)
what is an interrogative pronoun
An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun that is used to introduce a question. The main English interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose.
what is a helping verb
An auxiliary verb, also called a helping verb, is a verb that is used with another verb (or two other verbs) in a verb phrase.
what are all the clauses
ind cl, adv dep cl, and adj dep cl
what is an independent cl
Independent clause: A group of words that contains a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought
what is an adj dep cl
Adjective clauses are dependent clauses that give information about nouns. They allow you to combine two sentences into one by using relative pronouns (who, whom, whose, where, when, which, that, and why) as connectors. WHO (used for people as subjects) My friend missed the lecture.
what is an adv dep cl
An adverbial clause is a dependent clause that modifies the main verb in the independent clause. Adverbial clauses always start with a subordinating conjunction and must connect to an independent clause to make sense. For example: Even if I take the train, I still might be late to my appointment.
what are all 23 helping verbs
Helping verbs, helping verbs, there are 23! Am, is, are, was and were, being, been, and be, Have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, shall and should. There are five more helping verbs: may, might, must, can, could!
what are all the sentence purposes
Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory
what is an exclamatory sentence
An exclamatory sentence, also known as an exclamation sentence or an exclamative clause, is a statement that expresses strong emotion. Typically, in English grammar, an exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark—also called an exclamation point.
what is a declarative sentence
An exclamatory sentence, also known as an exclamation sentence or an exclamative clause, is a statement that expresses strong emotion. Typically, in English grammar, an exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark—also called an exclamation point.
what is an interogtive sentance
Interrogative sentences, simply put, are questions. They’re sentences that seek to gather information, clarify a point, or start a conversation. They often start with a question word like who, what, where, when, why, or how. Alternatively, they can begin with a helping verb for yes/no questions.
what is an imperative sentencen
An imperative sentence is a sentence that expresses a direct command, request, invitations, warning, or instruction. Imperative sentences do not have a subject; instead, a directive is given to an implied second person. For example, the sentence “Wash the dinner plates” commands the implied subject to wash the dishes.
what is the correct date punctuation
omma is used to separate the day from the month, and the date from the year. July 4, 1776, was an important day in American history. I was born on Sunday, May 12, 1968.
what is the correct punctuation for locatio
Place one comma between the city and the state name, and another comma after the state name, unless ending a sentence or indicating a dateline: He was traveling from Nashville, Tennessee, to Austin, Texas, en route to his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
