Liter Flashcards
absolute phrase
a phrase that is related to a sentence in meaning, though it has no grammatical relationship to the sentence
abstract noun
a noun that names a quality or mental concept; something intangible that exists only in our minds
active voice sentence
a sentence in which the subject performs the action
adjective
a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
adjective clause
a clause that functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun that is often omitted
antecedent
the noun, usually before the pronoun , that the pronoun replaces
case
groupings of nouns and pronouns that tell how the words in question are related to the other words used with them
clause
a group of related words containing both a subject and a predicate
collective noun
a noun that describes a group of people or things that are considered a single unit
comma splice
an incorrect sentece construction in which two independent clauses are fused together with a comma
common noun
a noun that does not name a specific person place thing or idea
comparative adjective
compares two persons, places, things, or ideas
complement
a word often used to complete the meaning of an intransitive verb without receiving the intransitive verb’s action and with linking verbs to describe state of being
compound sentence
a sentence with at least two verbs and two subjects
concrete noun
a noun that names a member of a class; a group of people, places, or things that is physical, visible, and tangible
conjunction
a word that connects other words to each other
countable noun
a noun that can be made plural via changing the ending, usually by adding “s”
declarative statement
a sentence that makes a statement
demonstrative pronoun
a pronoun that points to or identifies a noun without explicitly naming it
dependent clause
a group of connected words that have both a predicate and a subject but still cannot stand alone
direct object
a word that receives a direct action from the subject of a sentence
elliptical clause
an instance in which clause elements are omitted if the context makes clear what is being indicated
exclamatory statement
a sentence that communicates a strong emotion or surprise
first person
indicates an “I” or “we” as the subject of the sentence
future tense
an expression of action that takes place in a time to follow the present
idiom
an expression that is characteristic of particular language
imperative
a verb used as a command
imperative statement
a sentence that makes a command