Midterm Flashcards
noun
person, place, thing, or idea
pronoun
stands in place of a noun
verb
tells what is done to the subject. Action linking or helping verbs
adjective
describes a noun
adverb
describes verbs, adjectives and other adverbs
preposition
a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence
conjunction
connects, words, phase, or sentences
interjection
shows excitement or emotion
subject
noun or pronoun about which the verb asks or states something
predicate nominative
noun that comes after a linking verb (is are); same as the subject
possessive
shows ownership uses s’ ‘s
infinitive
generic form of a verb “to”
prepositional phrase
includes the preposition of the noun or pronoun
case
number
gender
female, male
declension
the variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified.
conjugation
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).
base
the core part of a word that provides its basic meaning and can be used to create new words by adding prefixes and suffixes:
tense
a verb form that indicates when an action or event takes place in relation to the time of speech
irregular verb
that dont follow a normal pattern
nominative
a noun or pronoun that is the subject of a verb in a sentence
genitive
a grammatical case that indicates a relationship of possession, control, or association between a noun or pronoun and another word
dative
a grammatical case that indicates the indirect object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or a person or thing that possesses something else
accusative
a grammatical case that identifies a noun or pronoun as the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition
ablative
a grammatical case that indicates a person, place, or thing from which something is separated, or the source of something
