grammar and writing Flashcards
noun
person place or thing
verb
an action, being or state of being
adjective
describes nouns or pronouns
adverbs
modifies a verb, adjective or adverb
pronouns
replaces a noun
preposition
link nouns pronouns or phrases to other words within a sentence
conjunction
link words, phrases and clauses
interjections
shows excitement or emotion generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point or a comma if the feeling is no quite as strong
simple subject
the noun or pronoun the sentence is about
complete subject
descirbing who or what the sentence is about
simple predicate
the verb done in a sentence
complete predicate
describes the verb in a sentence
phrase
subject or verb but not both and does not form a complete thought
clause
subject and a predicate but do not always form a complete thought
independent clause
subject and a predicate and can stand alone in a sentence
dependent clause
subject and predicate but cannot stand alone in a sentence
sentence
at least one subject and predicate, expresses a complete thought
simple sentence
one independent clause
compound sentence
two or more simple sentences put together with FANBOYS ( For, And, Nor, But, Yet, So)
complex sentence
combine a dependent and independent clause together
a comma is put after the clause that comes first
imperative sentence
gives a command
interrogative sentence
asks a question
declarative sentence
makes a statement
exclamatory sentence
shows strong emotion
