grammar (definitions) Flashcards
noun
word used to name a person, place, or thing
pronouns (10)
word used in place of one or more nouns/pronouns. (I, she, myself, himself, whose, that, whom?, all, each, several)
adjectives
a word used to modify a noun/pronoun by telling kind, which one, amount. (gray, low, that, those, many, five, either)
verbs
words being used to show action or state of being. (run, jump, think, remember)
linking verbs
connects subject to a word. (be, being, am, is, are, was, shall be, had bee, have been, has been)
helping verb
works together with verb to make a complete verb phrase. (has, have, had, shall, will, can, do, might, would, should)
adverbs
word used to modify a verb/adj/another adverb; where, when, how, to what extent. (there, exactly, almost, completely, weekly, exceptionally, quickly)
preposition
word used to show the relationship of
a noun/pronoun to some other word in a sentence. (aboard, about, above, across, in spite of, according to, in front of, behind, amid, among)
conjunctions (coordinating)
word used to join words/group of words. (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
conjunctions (correlatiVe)
either, neither, both, not only, wether
interjection
word used to express emotion