Grammar Flashcards
Adjective
Modifies a noun or pronoun
Pronoun
takes place of noun - must refer back
Subjective Pronouns
S: I, you, he she it who whoever
P: we you they
Objective Pronouns
S: Me, you, him her it whom whomever
P: Us, you, them
Possessive Adjective
S: My, your, his her its whose
P: our your their
Possessive Pronoun
S: Mine, yours, his hers
P: Ours, yours, theirs
Verbs
a word that expresses action or links
Present tense
occurring now
Past tense
already occured
Future tense
something happening in the future
will + base verb
Present perfect
the present tense of have + the past participle of the verb
Past perfect
the past tense of have + the past participle of the verb
Future perfect
the future tense of have + the past participle of the verb
Adverb
a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Communication
The exchange in information that leads to shared meaning
Skills
something learned
Sentence
subject + verb + complete thought
Simple sentence
1 subject + 1 verb + 1 complete thought
Run on sentence
too many thoughts
fragment
missing subject / verb / complete thought
thesis
One sentence that sums up an essay
Main idea
the most important thing you say about the essay
Economy of words
saying what you need to say in the least amount of words
Noun
person, place, thing, idea
commas
pauses, lists
grammar
the structure of the written and spoken words
Articles
A, an, the
Structure of a paper
- Title page
- Outline page
- Body of paper
- Works cited
Sources
Books, internet, people, journal, newspaper, magazines, reference material
Periodicals
newspaper, journal, magazine
newspaper
current events
journal
reliable source of information
magazine
general interest
Prepositional phrases
common words that show relationships to other words. always used in conjunction with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase
