Grammar Flashcards
Noun
Definition: A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Example: dog, happiness, city, freedom
Pronoun
Definition: A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition.
Example: he, she, it, they
Verb
Definition: A word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.
Example: run, is, believe, sleep
Adjective
Definition: A word that describes or modifies a noun.
Example: blue, quick, happy, heavy
Conjunction
Definition: A word that connects clauses, sentences, or words.
Example: and, but, or, because
Interjection
Definition: A word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation.
Example: wow! oh no! yikes!
Article
Definition: A word used to modify a noun; includes a, an, and the.
Example: a car, an apple, a book
Subject
Definition: The person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something in a sentence.
Example: The cat slept on the bed.
Predicate
Definition: The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.
Example: The dog barked loudly.
Clause
Definition: A group of words with a subject and predicate; can be independent or dependent.
Example: She walked home (independent); because she missed the bus (dependent).
Phrase
Definition: A group of words that act as a single part of speech but do not contain a subject and predicate.
Example: in the morning, running fast, after the rain
Independent Clause
Definition: A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Example: She read a book.
Dependent Clause
Definition: A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence and needs an independent clause.
Example: because he was tired
Simple Sentence
Definition: A sentence consisting of a single independent clause.
Example: She enjoys cooking.
Compound Sentence
Definition: A sentence with two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or semicolon.
Example: I wanted to go, but I stayed home.
