Grammar Flashcards
Common noun
general name for a person place of thing
state
proper noun
name of a particular person place of thing
California
concrete noun
names an objects that can be seen heard, smelled, touched, taste
orange
abstract noun
names an idea, quality, or characteristic
trust
singular noun
one person, place, or thing
plural noun
more than 1 person place or thing
collective noun
name of group
flock
compound noun
single noun formed with 2 or more words
grapefruit
possesive noun
noun that shows ownership or relation
star’s mansion
verb
used to expree an action, a condition, or state of being
action verb
expresses a physical or mental aaction
transative verb
an action verb that appears with a direct object
intransative verb
action verb without a direct object
linking verb
links the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate
was were feel look sound is
auxiliary verbs(helping verbs)
combined with verbs to form verb phrases
b do might would will must
adjectives
modifies nouns or pronouns they discribe or give more specific information ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE NOUNS THEY MODIFY
Articles
most common adjectives
indefined articles
refer to unspecified members of groups people places things or ideas
difined article
refers to a specific person place or thing or idea
proper adjectives
fromed from proper nouns
capitalized
preposition
shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence
compound prepositions
form from 1 or more words
prepositional phrase
consists of a preposition its object and any modifiers of the object
object of preposition
noun or pronoun that follows the preposition
adverbs
modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
answer where when how and to what extent
often end in ly
intensifier
an adverb that difines the degree of an adjective or another adverb
precede the adjectives or adverbs they modify
pronoun
a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
antecedent
the word a pronoun stands for
simple subject
the key word or words that tell who or what the sentence is about
does not include modifiers
simple predicate or verb
the principle word or group of words in the predicate
the verb phrases may consist of more than one word and may be interrupted by modifiers
