grammar hesi a2 Flashcards
noun
word or group of words that names a person, place, thing, or idea
common noun
the general, not the particular, name of a person, place, or thing
common noun example
nurse, hospital, syringe
proper noun
the official name of a person, place, or thing, proper nouns are capitalized
proper noun example
Washington University, Fred, Paris
abstract noun
the name of a quality or general idea
abstract noun example
persistence, democracy
collective noun
represents a group of persons, animals or things
collective noun example
family, flock, furniture
pronoun
takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun
personal pronoun
refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea by indicating the person speaking (first person), the person or people spoken to (second person), or any other person, place, thing, or idea being talked about (third person)
personal pronoun example
we (first person) were going to ask you (second person) to give them (third person) a ride to the office
possessive pronoun
a form of person pronoun that shows possession or ownership
possessive pronoun example
that is my book, that book is mine, that is his book
adjective
word, phrase or clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, answers the question what kind, which one, how many, or how much
verb
word or phrase that is used to express an action or state of being
3 primary verb tenses
present- mary works
past- mary worked
future- mary will work
adverb
word, phrase, or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
adverb example
the student scored quite badly on the test
verb example
the physician operates quickly
adjective example
the nurse wears very colorful uniforms
preposition
shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence
prepositional example
sam left the classroom at noon, the students learned the basics of grammar
conjunction
a word that joints words, phrases, or clauses
erjection
word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation
interjection example
yikes, that test was hard
whew, that test was easy
clause
group of words that has a subject and a predicate
ependent clause
expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence
independent clause example
the professor distributed the examinations as soon as the students were seated
-the professor distributed the examinations
dependent clause
begins with a subordinating conjunction and does not express a complete thought and therefore cannot stand alone as a sentence
direct object
the person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb
indirect object
the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb
phrase
a group of 2 or more words that acts as a single part of speech in a sentence, lacks a subject and a preficate
predicate
part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject
predicate adjective
follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject
predicate adjective example
my professors are wonderful
predicate nominative
a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and helps to explain or rename the subject
predicate nominative example
professors are teacher
entence
a group of words that expresses a complete thought
declarative sentence
makes a statement
interrogative sentence
asks a question
imperatiuve sentence
makes a command or request
exclamatory sentence
makes an exclamation
subject
word, phrase, or clause that names whom or what the sentence is about
