Grammar Terms

Question 0

Subject

Answer 0

The person or thing the sentence is about

Question 1

Basic parts of speech

Answer 1

Noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection

Question 2

Simple subject

Answer 2

The main word naming the person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about

Question 3

Compound subject

Answer 3

Two or more subjects joined together by a conjunction

Question 4

Predicate

Answer 4

What the subject does (expressing action) or is (state of being)

Question 5

Simple predicate

Answer 5

Verb or verb phrase of the sentence

Question 6

Compound predicates

Answer 6

Two or more verbs joined together with a conjunction

Question 7

Simple sentence

Answer 7

A sentence that may have a single or a compound subject and a single or compound predicate.
One independent clause

Question 8

Compound sentence

Answer 8

A sentence which consists of two independent clauses, which are joined by a coordinating conjunction, punctuation, or both.

Question 9

Complex sentence

Answer 9

A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

Question 10

Compound-complex sentence

Answer 10

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

Question 11

Declarative sentence

Answer 11

Sentence that makes a statement

Question 12

Interrogative sentence

Answer 12

A sentence that asks a question

Question 13

Imperative sentence

Answer 13

A sentence that commands

Question 14

Exclamatory sentence

Answer 14

A sentence that communicates surprise or strong emotion

Question 15

Conditional sentence

Answer 15

A sentence that expresses a wish or condition contrary to fact

Question 16

Direct object

Answer 16

A word that receives the action of a transition action verb or shows the results of an action; it answers the question what? or whom? after an action verb.
Renames the subject

Question 17

Indirect object

Answer 17

A word that proceeds the direct object and usually tells Whom, for whom, or to what the action of the transitive verb is done.
Always before the DO

Question 18

Predicate nominative

Answer 18

Word, noun, or pronoun compliment, that refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the linking verb.
Renames the subject

Question 19

Predicate adjective

Answer 19

An adjective complement that modifies the subject and follows a linking verb.
D scribe the subject

Question 20

Phrase

Answer 20

A group of related words that lack either a subject or a predicate or both

Question 21

Noun phrase

Answer 21

Consists of a noun and it’s modifiers. Acts as a simple noun.

Question 22

Verb phrase

Answer 22

Consists of a verb and it’s modifiers

Question 23

Verbal phrase

Answer 23

A phrase based on various forms of verbs: gerund, infinitive, and participial

Question 24

Gerund phrase

Answer 24

Based on a verb ending in -ing. Used as a noun.

Question 25

Infinitive phrase

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Based on an infinitive- a verb with to in front of it.

Question 26

Participial phrase

Answer 26

Past or present participle with its modifiers. Whole phrase functions as an adjective.

Question 27

Prepositional phrase

Answer 27

Position, it's object, and any modifiers. Shows relation with in the sentence. Ask as an adjective or an adverb

Question 28

Appositive phrase

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Noun and it's modifiers. Located next to another noun, which it remains. Adds more information, does not modify any word. Could be taken out of the sentence and sentence would remain clear

Question 29

Absolute phrase

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Noun and a participle. Alters the entire sentence

Question 30

Clause

Answer 30

Group of related words that has both a subject and a predicate

Question 31

Adverb clause

Answer 31

Used like an adverb

Question 32

Adjective clause

Answer 32

Used like an adjective

Question 33

Noun clause

Answer 33

Used in place of a noun.

Question 34

Subject and verb agreement

Answer 34

Agree in number. | Singular or plural

Question 35

Intervening phrases

Answer 35

Comes between the subject and verb

Question 36

Indefinite pronouns

Answer 36

``` Sometimes single, plural, or both. Both: Some Any None All Half Most ```

Question 37

Compound subjects

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Subject joined by AND. | Takes a plural verb, represents a plural subject

Question 38

Warning: There, here, which, where

Answer 38

Carefully identify subject

Question 39

Collective nouns

Answer 39

Singular or plural. When naming a group, it is a single unit. When naming a specific part or member of a group, a plural verb

Question 40

Expressions in amount

Answer 40

Amount is meant as one unit, singular verb. | If amount is considered to be individual parts, plural verb.

Question 41

Nouns plural in form

Answer 41

Nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning take a singular verb

Question 42

Irregular verbs

Answer 42

Past, present, past participle. | Past Participle: "have" or "had" in front of the main verb