English Grammar Flashcards
Name of a person, place or thing
Noun
Expresses action of state of being
Verb
Describes a noun
Adjective
Describes a verb
Adverb
Replaces a noun
Pronoun
Links a noun to another word
Preposition
(and, or, but, nor)
Joins clauses or words
Conjunction
(and, or, but, nor)
Expresses strong feeling
Interjection
(Oh!, Ouch!, Hi!)
What are the first person pronouns?
I, me, my, mine, we, us our, ours
What are the second person pronouns?
you, your, yours
What are the third person pronouns?
he, she, him, her, his, hers, it, its, they, their, theirs
What are the types of verbs?
Transitive, intransitive, irregular, regular
A type of verb that expresses an action that passes from a doer to a receiver.
Transitive verb
A type of verb that has no receiver of the action
Intransitive
A type of verb that cannot be formed by adding -ed to the present. (ran, run)
Irregular
A type of verb that is formed by adding -d or -ed to the present. (walk, walked)
Regular
What are the types of moods?
Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive
A type of mood that expresses a simple statement of fact, which can be positive or negative.
Indicative mood
A type of mood that expresses a command.
Imperative
A type of mood that expresses what is imagined or wished or possible.
Subjunctive
What are the types of sentences?
Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory
Type of sentence that tells about something. Ends with a period.
Declarative sentence
Type of sentence that asks a question. Ends with a question mark.
Interrogative
Type of sentence that tells someone to do something. Ends with a period.
Imperative
Type of sentence that expresses strong emotion. Ends with an exclamation point.
Exclamatory
What are the three forms of sentences?
Simple, compound, complex
A sentence form that contains one independent clause.
Simple sentence
A sentence form that contains two independent clauses joined by a linking word (and, but, or, so, yet, however)
Compound sentence
A sentence form that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Complex sentence
A group of words that contain a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence. (Jim plays soccer.)
Independent Clause
A group of words that contain a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone in a sentence. (so he must take a rest)
Dependent Clause
What are the six types of adverbs?
Time, place, frequency, degree, reasons, manner
What are examples of time adverbs?
ago, now, soon, never, before, after, already
What are examples of place adverbs?
here, there, within, away
What are examples of frequency adverbs?
once, twice, often, seldom, frequently
What are examples of degree adverbs?
too, any, almost, so, rather
What are examples of reason adverbs?
therefore, hence, because, so
What are examples of manner adverbs?
swiftly, clearly, well, so, slowly
What are the three types of pronouns?
Demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative
Type of pronoun that points out a definite person, place or thing. (this, that, these, those)
Demonstrative pronoun
Type of pronoun that refers to any or all groups of people, places, or things. (all, both, each, few, many, neither, several, some)
Indefinite pronouns
Type of pronoun used to ask a question. (who, whom, whose, which, what)
Interrogative pronoun
The subjective is the doer of the action.
Active voice
The subjective is the receiver of the action.
Passive voice
Phrases that denote individuals participating in the situation denoted by the predicate.
Argument
