General Grammar Flashcards
D
Do, does, did
H
Has, have, had
M
May, Might, Must
Ould
Could, should, would
Extras
Can, shall, will
Verb to be
(Linking and Helping)
Is, am, are,
was, were,
be, being, and been.
The five senses for Linking Verbs
To look, to smell, to sound, to taste, to feel.
Sentence 1 for Linking verbs
You APPEAR to GROW but SEEM to STAY young.
Sentence 2 for Linking verbs
REMAIN in school and BECOME educated.
Pronoun 1st person singular
I
Pronoun 1st person plural
We
Pronoun 2nd person
You
Pronoun 3rd person singular
He, she, it
Pronoun 3rd person plural
They
Verb: to be first person present tense singular
Am
Verb: to be-present tense plural
Are
Verb: to be-present tense 3rd person singular
Is
Verb: to be-past tense singular
Was
Verb: to be-past tense plural
Were
Verb: to be-future tense 1st person
Shall be
Verb: to be-future tense 2nd and 3rd person
Will be
Adjective questions
What kind?
Which one?
How many?
Whose?
Adverb questions
When?
Where?
How?
Why?
Question rule
In a question the helping verb is frequently separated from the main verb by the subject.
Is John walking to the store?
Article Adjectives
A, an, the
Noun
Person, place, or thing
Noun Jobs
Subject, Object of the preposition, Direct Object, Indirect Object, and Predicate Nominative
Verb
Shows what the subject is doing or being
Adjective
Describes or tells more about a noun
Adverb
Describes or tells more about a verb an adjective or another adverb
Preposition
Shows relationship
Pronoun
Takes the place of a noun
Interjection
Shows strong emotion (usually ends with an exclamation point) Ex: WOW! BANG!
Conjunction
Joins things in a sentence or sentences (FANBOYS)
Gerund
A verb ending in -ing which acts like a noun Ex: We go skating. Skating is the gerund because to skate is a verb, but it is acting like a thing
Present Participle
Every verb has an infinitive form ending in -ing.
