grammar & parallelism Flashcards
noun
person place thing
adjective
describes noun/pronoun
adverb
describes verb/adjective/adverb
pronoun
replace noun
interjection
express strong emotion often with an exclamation mark
conjunction
connecting words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence ex. fanboys
preposition
used before noun/pronoun- desrcibes TIME, PLACE, OR DIRECTION
noun + modifier, can be part of subject, object, or prepositional object
main phrase
the father of waters (noun) is the Mississippi river
main phrase
group of words used as a verb, contains verb and its compliment
verb phrase
he is runnning toward the bus
verb phrase
verb form that functions as a noun- can be subject, object, or prepositional object, can usually be replaced with a pronoun
gerund phrase
skiing is my favorite sport
gerund phrase
‘-to” can be noun, verb, adjective
infinitive verb
to love unconditionally is selfless
infinitive verb