Grammar Terms

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Person, place, thing, idea

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

Takes the place of a noun

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

Shows action or state of being

Question 4

Adverb

Answer 4

Describes a verb adjective or adverb

Question 5

Adjective

Answer 5

Described a noun or pronoun

Question 6

Interjection

Answer 6

Shows strong emotion

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

Joins words or groups of words together

Question 8

Preposition

Answer 8

Shows a relationship if a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence

Question 9

Verbal

Answer 9

Formed from verbs but Is used as a different part of speech

Question 10

Infinitive

Answer 10

Verbal used as a noun, adjective or adverb proceeded by the word “to”

Question 11

Participle

Answer 11

Verbal used as an adjective

Question 12

Clause

Answer 12

Groups of words used that has a subject and a predicate and that is part of a sentence

Question 13

Independent clause

Answer 13

A clause that can stand alone as a sentence

Question 14

Subordinate clause

Answer 14

A clause that cannot stand as a sentence

Question 15

Phrase

Answer 15

Group of words used as a part of speech and not containing a verb and it’s subject

Question 16

Complements

Answer 16

Competes the thought of a sentence

Question 17

Direct object

Answer 17

Answers the question to whom or for whom or for what after a subject and action verb

Question 18

Indirect object

Answer 18

Answers the questions to whom or for whom or for what after an action verb

Question 19

Predicate nominative

Answer 19

Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject

Question 20

Predicate adjective

Answer 20

Follows a linking verb and describes the subject

Question 21

Gerund

Answer 21

Verbal ending in -ing and used as a noun

Question 22

Subject

Answer 22

Part of the sentence about which one is speaking

Question 23

Simple subject

Answer 23

Main word of words in the subject

Question 24

Predicate

Answer 24

Part of the sentence that talks about the subject

Question 25

Simple predicate

Answer 25

Main word or groups of words in the predicate

Question 26

Noun clause

Answer 26

Subordinate clause used as a noun

Question 27

Adjective clause

Answer 27

Subordinate clause gives more info about a noun, pronoun and gerunds

Question 28

Adverb clause

Answer 28

Subordinate clause that tells when, where, how, why

Question 29

Prepositional phrase

Answer 29

Group of words that begins with a preposition, usually ends with noun or pronoun

Question 30

Sentence

Answer 30

Groups of words that express a complete thought

Question 31

Simple sentence

Answer 31

Only one main clause

Question 32

Compound sentence

Answer 32

Two or more main clauses

Question 33

Complex sentence

Answer 33

One main clause with one or more subordinate clauses

Question 34

Compound complex sentence

Answer 34

Two or main clauses with one or more subordinate clauses

Question 35

Declarative sentence

Answer 35

A sentence that makes a statement

Question 36

Imperative sentence

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Gives a command

Question 37

Interrogative sentence

Answer 37

Asks a question

Question 38

Exclamatory sentence

Answer 38

Strong feeling/emotion