Grammar Flashcards
What is a pronoun?
Substitute for a noun like he, they, ours, and those
What is an adverb?
Modifies a verb, adjective: slowly, well, busily.
What is a conjunction?
Joins words, sentences, and phrases: and, but, or
What is a preposition?
Shows positions in time or space: in, during, after, behind
What is a phrase?
Any group of related words that has no subject or predicate (part of the sentence which talks about the subject and which has a verb) and that is used as a single part of speech.
What is an antecedent?
The noun to which a pronoun refers.
What is a subjective (nominative) pronoun & noun?
Acts as the subject of a sentence. It performs the action of the verb.
What is a objective pronoun?
Acts as the object of a sentence. Receives the action of the verb.
Nouns or pronouns connected by a form of the verb “to be” are always in what case?
Nominative.
Examples of subjective pronouns are:
I, he, she, we, and they
Examples of objective pronouns are:
me, him, her, us, and them.
Examples of possessive pronouns are:
mine, his, hers, ours, and theirs
Who and whoever are in what case?
Nominative.
Whom and Whomever are in what case?
Objective.
Where should adverbs, clauses, and phrases be near to prevent confusion?
The words they modify.
Three types of conjunctions are:
Coordinate, subordinate, and correlative.
What is a coordinate conjunction?
placed next to the words and ideas it connects: and and but
What is a subordinate conjunction?
Connects a dependent idea in a sentence with the main thought. Used to indicate concession (although, even if, though), show cause (now that, because, as, since), to describe a condition (provided that, if only, except that, unless), to indicate purpose (in order to, so that), or to fix a time (as long as, ever since, until, after, when, now).
What is a correlative conjunction:
Used in pairs and usually placed next to the words they connect. Neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also
Worls like harldly, scarcely, barely, only and but are negative words. Do not do what with any of these words?
Use another negative combination. “I can’t hardly read the small print.”
What are prepositions?
connecting words that show a noun or pronoun’s relationship to other words in the sentence.
What is a prepositional phrase?
phrase acts as an adjective or adverb to locate something in time and space, to modify a noun, or to describe where or under what conditions something occurred. “about, above, across, after, against, along, off, on, on top, onto, out of”
Should a verb agree in number with the subject?
Yes.
What is the difference between all ready and already?
Already means prior to a specific or implied time while all ready means completely prepared.
