English Grammar Flashcards
Appositive
A group of words that renames a noun/pronoun
Infinitive Phrases
To + verb
Participle Phrases
The entire phrase is used as an adjective
Gerund
A verb used as a noun
Prep Phrase
Includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun and any of its modifiers
Action Verbs
May be physical or mental
Linking Verbs
Does not express an action but link sentence parts together, if you can substitute the verb for is, =, was or were for the verb, it is linking.
PA
An adjective connected to the subject by a linking verb
PN
A noun or word group or pronoun that is connected to the subject by a linking verb
DO
A noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb
IO
Have to have a DO first, it tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is being done to
Complements
A word or word group that completes the meaning of a verb
Participial
Verb that is being used as an adjective