Grammar Definitions Flashcards
What is a noun
A noun is a word or set of words for a person, place, thing, idea, emotion
What is a pronoun
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun
What is an antecedent
An antecedent is a word that a pronoun stands in for
What are the 6 types of Pronouns
Personal, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, reflexive/intensive, and indefinite
What is a personal pronoun
The most common type of pronoun
What is a demonstrative pronoun
A pronoun that is used to point things out
What is an interrogative pronoun
A pronoun that is used to ask questions
What is a relative pronoun
A pronoun that is used to begin an adjective clause
What is an intensive/reflexive pronoun
They are personal pronouns with -self added to the end
What is an indefinite pronoun
They are pronouns that do not refer to a specific noun
What is a verb
A verb is a word or set of words that show action, feeling, or state of being.
What is a linking verb
A linking verb ties together words before and after a verb
What are the 6 main tenses
Present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect
What is a transitive verb
A verb with a direct object
What is an intransitive verb
A verb with no direct object
What is an adjective
A part of speech used to describe nouns
What are the three special types of adjective
demonstrative adjectives, proper adjectives, articles
What is an adverb
A part of speech that is used to describe verbs
What is a preposition
A preposition is a word that indicates the location or some other relationship between a noun/pronoun and other parts of a sentence
What is a compound noun
A compound noun is a noun with more than one word
What is a conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins phrases or sentences together.
What is an interjection
An interjection is a word that doesn’t add anything grammatically to a sentence
What is a subject
A subject is the noun/pronoun that performs the verb
What is a compound subject
A compound subject is two subjects joined by a conjunction
What is a complete subject
The entire subject, which including any adjectives or phrases that are part of the subject
What is a direct object
Direct objects are words that receive the action of the verb. They are the answer to what or who of the verb
What is an indirect object
Indirect objects are objects that come between the verb and the direct object
What is an article
a, an, the
What is the object of a preposition
It is the noun/pronoun in a prepositional phrase
What is a prepositional phrase
It is a group of words that include a preposition, article, and noun/pronoun
What is a predicate word
Predicate words are adjectives or nouns of a linking verb
How do you find linking verbs
Replace verbs with the word is, check if the sentence still makes sense
What is a declarative sentence
A declarative sentence makes a statement and generally ends with a period
What is an interrogative sentence
An interrogative sentence asks a question. This type of sentence would generally end with a question mark.
What is an imperative sentence
An imperative sentence gives a command. It usually ends with a period.
What is an exclamatory sentence
An exclamatory sentence expresses emotion and ends with an exclamation point
