Grammar Flashcards
What is Grammar?
rules of a language governing the sounds, words, sentences, and other elements, as well as their combination and interpretation
intensifier
an adverb that modifies an adjective such as ‘really’ or ‘very’
possessive pronoun
a pronoun which indicates who the object belongs to
syntax
the order in which the elements of the sentence are placed
auxiliary verb
be, have, do
exclamative sentence
makes a statement (just like a declarative sentence), but it also conveys excitement or emotion; ends with an exclamation mark (!)
active sentence
assists the main verb; primary ones ‘do’, ‘have’ and ‘be’ denote changes of tense
Abstract Noun
a noun which refers to ideas and concepts that only exist in the mind rather than a tangible thing
epistemtic modal auxiliary verb
modal verb use relating to belief and knowledge (will, might)
modal auxiliary verb
a sub-category of auxiliary verb that expresses degrees of possibility, probability, necessity or obligation
lexical word class
word classes that convey the meaning (semantics) in a sentence
