Hesi Grammer Flashcards
Euphemism
a mild, indirect, or vague term that has been substituted for one that is considered harsh or offensive
Among
show a relationship involving more than two persons or things being considered as a group
Clause
a group of words that has a subject and a predicate
Independent Clause
expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence
Number
referring to individual, countable units
Coordinating Conjunctions
and, but, or, so , nor, for, yet
Subject
a word, phrase, or clause tht names whom or what the sentence is about
Interjection
a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation
Direct Object
the person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb
Fewer
things that can be counted or numbered, used with plural nouns
e.g.
(for example)
Abstract Noun
the name of a quality or a general idea (persistence, democracy)
Correlative Conjunctions
work in pairs to join words or phrases (e.g. Neither the pharmacist nor her assistant could read the physician’s hand writing.)
Collective Noun
represents a group of persons, animals, or things (family, flock, furniture)
Predicate
the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject
Predicate Adjective
an adjective that follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject
Between
show a relationship involving two persons or things, to compare one person or thing with an entire group, or to compare more that two things in a group if each is considered individually.
Personal Pronoun
a specific person, place, thing or idea, by indicating the person speaking (first person), the person or people spoken to (second person) or any other person, place, thing or idea being talked about (third person)
Dependent Clause
does not express a complete thought and therefore cannot stand alone as a sentence
Adverb
a word, phrase, or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Phrase
a group of two or more words that act as a single part of speech in a sentence
Run-On Sentence
when two or more complete sentence are written as though they were one sentence
Conjunction
a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
Sentence
a group of words that expresses a complete thought
Antecedent
the word or group of words to which a pronoun refers
Lay
to put on or place
Proper Noun
the official name of a person, place, or thing (Susan, Houston, Vanderbilt Hospital)
Preposition
a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence
Further
a figurative distance and means “to a greater degree”
Less
degree or amount-things in bulk or the abstract, used with singular nouns
Effect
result or outcome; to bring about or to accomplish
Farther
a measurable distance
Indirect Object
the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb
Predicate Nominative
a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject
i.e.
(that is)
Noun
a word or a group of words that names a person, place, thing, or idea
Subject-Verb Agreement
a subject must agree with its verb in number
Adjective
a word, phrase or clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, answers the questions: what kind, which one, how many, or how much
Lie
to recline or rest
Affect
to influence or change; an emotional response or disposition
Pronoun
a word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun
Verb
a word or phrase that is used to express an action or a state of being; present, past, and future
Clichés
expressions or ideas that have lost their originality or impact over time because of excessive use
Amount
referring to things in bulk
Common Noun
the general, not the particular, name of a person, place, or thing (e.g. nurse, hospital, syringe)
Possessive Pronoun
a form of personal pronoun that shows possession or ownership (does not contain an apostrophe)
