Grammar Terms

Question 1

adjective

Answer 1

(Example: “a yellow flower”; yellow is the adjective)

Question 2

adverb

Answer 2

(Example: “eat slowly”; slowly is the adverb)

Question 3

agreement

Answer 3

(Example: “dogs bark vs. a dog barks”; the subject and verb agree in these examples)

Question 4

article

Answer 4

(Example: “a yellow flower”; a is the article)

Question 5

auxiliary verb

Answer 5

(Example: “I was running”; was is the auxiliary verb)

Question 6

comparative

Answer 6

(Example: “the red building is taller than the other”; taller is the comparative)

Question 7

compound noun

Answer 7

(Example: “toothpaste and bus stop” are compound nouns)

Question 8

conditional

Answer 8

(Example: “If it’s sunny, I’ll go swimming”; this phrase expresses a conditional)

Question 9

conjunction

Answer 9

(Example: “paper and pencils”; and is the conjunction)

Question 10

continuous

Answer 10

(Example: “He is running”; is running is the continuous verb)

Question 11

contraction

Answer 11

(Example: “I can’t”; can’t is the contraction)

Question 12

count noun

Answer 12

(Example: “three pencils”; pencil is a count noun)

Question 13

demonstrative pronoun

Answer 13

(Example: “this yellow flower”; this is the demonstrative)

Question 14

determiner

Answer 14

(Example: “the yellow flower”; the is the determiner)

Question 15

direct object

Answer 15

(Example: “I dropped the cup”; cup is the direct object)

Question 16

future tense/aspect

Answer 16

(Example: “He will go”; will expresses the future)

Question 17

gerund

Answer 17

(Example: “Swimming is fun”; swimming is the gerund)

Question 18

infinitive

Answer 18

(Example: “I want to eat”; to eat is the infinitive)

Question 19

intransitive verb

Answer 19

(Example: “I swim in the morning”; swim is an intransitive verb)

Question 20

irregular noun

Answer 20

(Example: “child vs. children”; children is an irregular plural noun)

Question 21

irregular verb

Answer 21

(Example: “go vs went”; went is an irregular verb)

Question 22

mass noun

Answer 22

(Example: “furniture”; furniture is a mass noun)

Question 23

modal

Answer 23

(Example: “I should go”; should is the modal)

Question 24

noun

Answer 24

(Example: “a yellow flower”; flower is the noun)

Question 25

participle

Answer 25

(Example: “I picked a yellow flower”; picked a yellow flower is the participle)

Question 26

past tense

Answer 26

(Example: “He ate an apple”; ate is in the past tense)

Question 27

perfect tense

Answer 27

(Example: “I have jumped”; have jumped is in the (past) perfect tense)

Question 28

phrasal verb

Answer 28

(Example: “look up that word”; look up is the phrasal verb)

Question 29

plural

Answer 29

(Example: “pencil vs. pencils”; pencils is the plural)

Question 30

possessive

Answer 30

(Example: “Mario’s book”; Mario’s is the possessive)

Question 31

preposition

Answer 31

(Example: “the book on the table”; on is the preposition)

Question 32

present tense

Answer 32

(Example: “I am at school”; am is the present tense)

Question 33

pronoun

Answer 33

(Example: “You are nice”; you is a pronoun)

Question 34

proper noun

Answer 34

(Example: “France”; France is a proper noun)

Question 35

reflexive pronoun

Answer 35

(Example: “he shaved himself”; himself is the reflexive pronoun)

Question 36

relative pronoun

Answer 36

(Example: “I want the book that you wrote”; that is the relative pronoun)

Question 37

subjunctive

Answer 37

(Example: “I request you stay here”; This phrase is expressed in the subjunctive)

Question 38

superlative

Answer 38

(Example: “the tallest building”; tallest is the superlative form)

Question 39

transitive verb

Answer 39

(Example: “I ate cereal”; ate is a transitive verb)

Question 40

verb

Answer 40

(Example: “He hopped”; hopped is the verb)