Grammatical Features Flashcards
Active voice
Definition: When the subject of a verb carries out an action
Example: David Beckham scored the penalty
Adjective
Definition: A word that describes a noun
Example: The cat is very HAPPY
Adverbs
Definition: A word that describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It nearly always answers the questions- How? When? Where? or Why?
Most adverbs in English end in -ly and come from adjectives
Example: The beetle is EXTREMELY small
Antonyms
Definition: Words which mean the opposite to each other
Example: The antonym of UP is DOWN
Apostrophe
Definition: Punctuation showing possession or missing letters
Examples: Is not = Isn’t
Charlie’s smelly socks
The witness’ lie
Articles
Definition: The words ‘the’, ‘a’ or ‘an’
Brackets
Definition: Punctuation used for additional information or explanation
Example: Charlie (who smells) enjoys mould
Capital letters
Definition: Uppercase letters
Example: To begin sentences
To begin proper nouns
To begin words in titles
To begin words of exclamation
To begin words he, him, his when referring to God
To write the pronoun ‘I’
Clauses
Definition: A group of words which contain a verb; it is part of a sentence
Main clause
A main clause makes sense on its own
Example: Charlie is special
Subordinate clause
Doesn’t make sense on its own- it depends on the main clause for its meaning
Example: Charlie is special and he dribbles
Embedded clause
Charlie, who dribbles, is special
Colon
Definition: Punctuation which indicates that an example, a list, or more detailed explanation follows
Example: Things that Charlie lacks are: Intellect, a good hair cut, fashion sense, a normal sized neck, friends.
Charlie was stunned: he had never seen wellies like it
Command
Definition: A sentence that tells someone to do something
Example: Do the revision cards so you can see how I have insulted you
