English Beginniers Flashcards

Useful vocabulary before study

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Noun

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Words that name people, places, things, or ideas. Example: cat, city, happiness.

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Pronoun

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Words that replace nouns. Example: he, she, it.

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Verb

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Words that express actions or states. Example: run, be.

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Adjective

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Words that describe or modify nouns. Example: blue, tall.

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Adverb

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Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Example: quickly, very.

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Subject

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The person, place, thing, or idea that performs the action of the verb. Example: The cat.

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Object

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The person, place, thing, or idea that receives the action of the verb. Example: the ball.

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Sentence

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A group of words that expresses a complete idea. Example: The cat chases the mouse.

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Clause

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A group of words with a subject and a verb. It can be independent (a complete sentence) or dependent (needs more information).

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Preposition

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Words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. Example: in, on

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Conjunction

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Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses. Example: and, but.

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Article

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Words used before nouns to define them as specific or general. Example: a, an, the.

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Tense

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Form of the verb that indicates the time of the action. Example: present, past, future.

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  • Plural*
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Form of a noun that indicates more than one. Example: cats.

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Singular

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Form of a noun that indicates only one. Example: cat.

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