Grammar Flashcards
suffix
added to the end of a world to change meaning
homophones
sounds like another word, different meaning
-to,too,two
homographs
look the same, different sound and meaning
-lead>lead
terminal punctuation
periods, question marks, exclamation points
internal punctuation
keep words, clauses, and phrases in order w/in a sentence
tone
authors feelings or attitude towards the subject
mood
the feeling the author produces in a reader
singular noun
refers to one person, place, or thing
-dog, cat
plural noun
more than one person, place, or thing
-dogs, horses
countable noun
can be quantified
-dogs, trees
uncountable noun
can’t be counted
-water, snow, air
common noun
generic name for a person place or thing
- car, country
proper noun
name of a particular place, person, or thing
-Honda, France
concrete noun
can be identified using 5 senses
-lemon
abstract noun
cannot be perceived using 5 senses
-bravery, courage
compound noun
2, 3, or more words put together
-toothbrush, orange juice
collective noun
group of people or things
-team, family
adjectives
describing words
-blue, tall, skinny
adverbs
describes an adjective or verb
-slowly, quickly, very
conjunctions
connect words, phrase, clauses
coordinating conjunctions
connect 2 words, phrases, or independent clauses
-and, or,but
subordinating conjunctions
connect a main independent clause and a dependent clause
-after, as soon as, once
interjections
words, phrases, or clauses that show emotion
-Holy cow!, Way to go!
correlative conjunctions
pairs of conjunctions that work together to connect 2 words
-either/or, neither/or
prepositions
a word or words that show the relationship between 2 nearby words
-I will meet you at the museum.
verb
action word
modal
expresses mood of verbs
primary sources
most trusted sources
-examples include firsthand accounts, research from original researchers, speeches, letters
secondary sources
respond, analyze, summarize, comment on primary sources
-examples include biographies, political commentaries
tertiary sources
compile info in an highly organized way
-examples include encyclopedias, guidebooks, study guides
subject and verb agreement
need to agree in # and person
predicate
part of the sentence that contains the verb
narrative writing
tells a story
-novels, biographies
expository writing
explains
-academic essay
technical writing
explains complex processes
-recipes
persuasive writing
makes an argument
-op-eds
text structure
the way authors organize their thoughts
themes
deeper meanings that are implicit
simple sentence
one independent clause
compound sentence
has 2 independent clauses and coordinating conjunctions
complex sentences
independent clause and one or dependent clauses