Grammar Flashcards
Noun
non specific person, place, or thing
Proper Noun
specific person, place, or thing with capitalization
Pronoun
a word or phrase that may be substituted for a noun
Verb
action word, state of being
helping verb
comes before verb, helps describe the verbs tense
Adjective
word that describes a noun
Adverb
word that describes a verb
Preposition
word that describes a nouns position
Interjection
short exclamation of emotion
Arcticle
Words used to introduce something
Run-On
two or more independent thoughts that are not separated with punctuation
Fragment
a phrase that does not have a subject or a verb
Common Splice
joining of two complete sentences with a comma
Period
Punctuation to end sentence
Question Mark
ask a question
Exclamation Point
used to show emotion
semi colon
joins two independent causes or ideas that are equal
colon
introduce a list, introduce and idea, or definition
comma
connects two complete sentences with conjunction and consecutive adjectives
conjunction
joins two ideas together
possesive
a possessive word or form.