Grammar Test Oct. 31 Flashcards
Noun
Person, place, thing, or idea.
Concrete Noun
A noun that can be seen, touched, smelled, tasted, or heard. (Uses the five senses.)
Abstract Noun
A noun that refers to something no physical. (Not experienced in the 5 senses.)
Common Noun
Refers to an unspecified person, place, thing, or idea.
Proper Noun
Refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
Adjectives
An adjective describes (gives more info about) a noun or pronoun.
Pronouns
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Pronouns must…
Match the noun it replaces.
The noun the pronoun replaces is called the…
Antecedent
Verb
Describes actions, help other verbs, or link a subject to the rest of the sentence.
Action Verb
Describe what someone/something does.
Helping Verb
Add meaning to the main verb.
The helping verb can convey a sense of…
Time, possibility, ability, etc.
Linking Verb
Connects a subject to a description.
Adverb
Describes an adjective, verb, or another adverb.
Adverbs tell…
How, when, or where verbs happen and can describe verbs from many different places in a sentence.
Adverbs can describe…
Adjectives and tell us “to what degree” and other adverbs.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Join 2 complete thoughts into one sentence.
A complete thought is called…
Independent clause
THAMOs can be found…
Between 2 compete sentences, it should start after a period/semicolon and be followed by a comma.
THAMOs are what kind of adverbs?
Conjunctive adverbs. (Therefore, however, also, meanwhile, otherwise)
When a SWABI joins 2 independent clauses, should you use a comma?
No
SWABIs are what kind of conjunctions?
Subordinating conjunctions. (Since, when, although, because, if)
What are fused sentences?
When 2 independent clauses are incorrectly join with no punctuation.
What are comma splices?
When you join two independent clauses with a comma and no conjunction. (Some consider this a type of run-on sentence, while others think of it as a punctuation error.)
T/F? Two independent clauses CANNOT be joined by a comma, nor can they be smushed together with no punctuation.
True
What are the solutions for comma splices and fused sentences?
-Period between independent clauses.
-Semicolon between independent clauses.
-Subordination conjunctions, independent clause, comma.
-Independent clause, SWABI, independent clause.
-Independent clause, period, THAMO, comma, independent clause.
-Independent clause, period, split independent clause with commas and a THAMO.
