Fundamentals of Communication Flashcards
A set of words that contain a subject and a predicate.
Sentence
It is what the sentence is about; the topic of the sentence
Subject
It is what is said about the subject.
It always contains a verb; sometimes, it is only a verb
Predicate
A word that is the name of something (such as person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action) and is typically used in a sentence as subject or object of a verb or as object of a preposition.
Noun
A word that takes the place of a noun (I me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc.)
Pronoun
Types of Pronouns
1.
2.
3.
- Subject (He)
- Object (Him)
- Possessive (His)
Types of Object Pronouns
1.
2.
3.
- Direct Object
- Indirect Object
- Object of a Preposition
9 Reflexive Pronouns
Myself Yourself Himself Herself Itself Oneself Ourselves Yourselves Themselves
Words that describe or modify other words
Adjectives
3 Adjective Articles
Indefinite articles: used to discuss non-specific things and people
(1) a (2) an
Definite article: used to indicate very specific people or things
(3) the
Adjectives used to indicate possession
Possessive Adjectives
> my, your, his, her, its, our, their
> also function as possessive pronouns
Adjectives used to indicate or demonstrate specific people, animals, or things.
Demonstrative Adjectives
> these, those, this, that
Adjectives that are separated with commas or the word “and”, and appear one after another to modify the same noun.
Coordinate Adjectives
Ex: bright, sunny day
long and dark night
A number is an adjective when it answers the question “_________”?
“how many”
Ex: 23 bullets
pulled by a team of six
3 Interrogative Adejctives
which, what, whose
