Grammar Flashcards
What is a clause
A group of words that are related and contain both a subject and a verb
Direct object
The noun or pronoun that receives that action of the verb and answers the question whom or what
Phrase
A group of words that are related but do not contains verb and a subject together
First person
Singular: Mine, my
Plural; our, ours
Second person
Singular: your, yours
Plural: your, yours
Third person
Singular: her, hers, his, its
Plural: their, theirs
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
The pronoun and the antecedent must both be either singular or plural
ex. Mom wished she could bake a pie.
Ex the girls were presented with their varsity letter
Subject-verb agreement
The subject and the verb should both be either Singular or plural
Ex. he chooses not to eat.
They choose not to eat.
First-person point of view
The narrator is a character within the story. Uses pronouns I, my, we and our
Ex I appreciate the opportunity I have had to visit the campuses of many fine universities.
Third-person point of view
The most formal writing style. Narrator will reference the thoughts or actions of other characters.
Ex sherry appreciates the opportunity to have toured many campuses.
People sometimes fail to realize the significance of obtaining a drivers license.
Second-person point of view
Refers to the reader using the pronoun you.
Ex you have failed to realize the significance of obtaining a drivers License
Coordinating conjunctions
Are words that join two or more words phrases or clauses such as for, and, nor, but, for, yet, or so
Subordinating conjunction
A word that joins two or more clauses and makes the clause that contains it dependent on another clause; therefore, the clause that contains the subordinating conjunction is of less important examples are because, although, as, as if, When and While.
Nominalization
The making of a noun from a verb, adverb, or adjective
Etymology
The history of the given word or its origin