English Language: Grammar Flashcards
Superlative adjective
The BIGGEST
The MOST AMAZING
Participle adjectives
The RUNNING man fell
Infinitive, present participle, past tense, past participle, 3rd person singular present tense
To drive, driving, drove, driven, drives
Modal auxiliary verbs:
Can
Could
Shall
Should
Will
Would
Might
Must
May
Copular verbs
Am
Are
Is
Was
Were
Be
Being
Been
SVOCA
Subject: The subject is whatever is doing the action
Verb: The action that is being done to the subject
Object: The thing being acted upon
Complement: What the subject is being
Adverbial: Could tell you place, manner, time or degree
Subordinate clause
Starting with a conjunction like ‘because’ or ‘if’ or ‘therefore’
Infinitive clause
Start with an infinitive like ‘to eat’ or ‘to run’
Participle clause
Starts with a word ending with ‘ing’, like ‘running’
Adverbial clause
Tells you about time, place or manner