Grammar Flashcards
Noun
A noun is a person place or thing. Eg. Person girl. Place home. Thing table.
Adjective
An adjective is a describing word. An adjective describes nouns or pronouns. Eg. My sister is short. Short is the adjective
Verb
A verb is a doing word. A verb can tell what someone is doing. Eg. I’m running the 100m soon.
Pronoun
A pronoun is used in place of a noun. Eg. I, you, me
Article
The words a, an and the belong to a special group of adjectives called articles. Eg. A dog, An apple, The girl.
Adverb
An adverb describes a verb. Eg. I was running quickly.
Preposition
A preposition combines with a noun or pronoun. Eg. From, to, until, over, with.
Conjunction
A conjunction joins together single words or groups of words in a sentence. Eg. And, but however.
Interjection
An interjection expresses strong feeling or emotion. Eg. Help! Ahhhh!
Proper noun
A specific person, place or thing. Eg. Mary, Lowa, Disneyland
Common Noun
A general person, place or thing. Eg.girl, state, park
Compound noun
Two or more words that create one noun.Eg.toothpaste, six-pack, post office
Countable Noun
Can be counted. Eg. dolphin, mile, book
Uncountable Noun
Cannot be counted. Eg. junk, freedom, sand
Collective Noun
Group of things. Eg. family, herd, team