Grammer Final Study Guide Flashcards
person, place, or thing
noun
a, an, the; points out the noun
determiner
action word
verb
modifies or changes the noun; words that are colors numbers or descriptions
adjective
modifies verbs, adjectives and other, and answers how when and where: quickly, loudly, nearby. most of the time ends in ly
adverb
main noun in the sentence, this is the noun that is doing the action, N1
simple subject
verbs show action; trans=across=not across ;there is no noun after it.
intransitive verb
the action moves from the verb to a second noun. The main noun N1 does the action and the second noun receives the action
transitive verb
the second noun that receives the direct action of the transitive verb. labeled N2 on top and DO on the bottom
direct object
shows postiton, first word in the phrase is this, labeled p
prepositional phrase
helping verbs, used when a single verb does not convey enough meaning; may, must, should, could, would, shall
Auxiliary verbs
connect two of the same thing; some are and, but, or; can combine two sentences
coordinating conjuctions
contains all the necessary parts of a sentence and can stand alone
independent clause
missing subject, verb or complete thought
dependent clause
function in a sentence is describing; his, her, my, your, its, our, their
possessive pronouns
