Grammar Flashcards
Adjective
modifies a noun
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NOUN
grandma got rid of her ugly old flowery sofa
Adverb
describes a noun When where how how often/much how tall? VERY tall KIND OF tall
Independent Clause
A short sentence that can stand alone.
no, : ;
Dependent clause
A dependent clause, like all clauses, has a subject and a verb.
requires,:; to make it function
Cliche’
unoriginal and to be avoided at all costs.
Compound sentence
two simple sentences joined together by a comma and a conjunction. and so yet neither...nor either...or
conjunction
contradicts or shows something unexpected
and, but, nor, so, or,
correlative conjunction
neither. ..nor
either. ..or
direct object
answers the questions what or whom
the student watched THE PROFESSOR distribute papers
euphemism
a nice way to say something harsh
passed away- he’s dead
indirect object
something happening to someone else indirectly
Josh built EMMA a fence
Interjection
Oh! what a lovely supprise
WOW! thats great
Misplaced Modifier
words or groups of words that a re not located properly in relation to the words they modify
common noun
general person place thing or idea
city, man, smart phone, internet
Proper noun
the name of a person, place or thing
abstract noun
names an idea that can not be felt by the senses
love, bravery, beauty, excitement
collective noun
name of a group of persons or things
team, heard, bunch
participal phrase
additional discription, it adds flavor and character to the sentence.
The SOBBING child held his injured knee
participle
a word formed from a verb which can be used as an adjective. The two types of participles are the present participle (ending ing) and the past participle (usually ending -ed,-d,-t,-en, or -n).
phrase
two or more words that act a a single part of speach
predicate
what the subject is, has, or does; or what is done to the subject.
predicate adjective
helps to explain the subject
my professors are AMAZING
Predicate nominative
a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and helps to explain or rename the subject
professors are TEACHERS
preposition
shows a relationship between a noun and a verb
with, at, but, like
pronoun
a word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun.
The STUDENTS want THEIR test papers graded for THEM in a timely manner.
personal pronoun
a specific person, place,thing, or idea.
first person : indicates the person speeking
second person: the person or people spoken to
third person: any other person, place, thing, or idea being talked about
it also represents singular or pleural:
first person plural: WE are going to ask
Second person singular: YOU to give
third person plural: THEM a ride to the office.
possessive pronoun
a form of personal pronoun that shows possession or ownership that is MY book that book is MINE that is HIS book that book is HIS
run-on sentence
two pr more complete sentences are written as though they were one sentence
declarative sentence
makes a statement
I went to the store
Interrogative sentence
asks a question
Did you go to the store?
imparative sentence
makes a command or reqiest
Go to the store.
Exclamatory sentence
makes an exclamation
You went to the store!
sentence fragment
Incomplete sentences
While the students were taking the test
Sexest language
does not accurately reflect the contribution of women to society
subject
a word, phrase, or clause that names whom or what the sentence is about
textspeak
used in electronic communication and is composed of abbrieviations, slang, emogicons, and acronyms. Not to be used in formal writting
verb
expresses action or state of being
the SCOWLING professor
the WORRIED student
the BROKEN pencle
