Nouns, adjectives, etc Flashcards
Noun
Person, place or thing
Adjective
A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it
EXAMPLE: Fun, fast, big, silly, yellow
Verb
A word that indicates a physical action (like drive), a mental action (think) or a state of being (exist). Verbs are almost always used along with a noun or pronous to describe what the noun or pronoun is doing
Pronoun
A noun that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns refer to either a noun that has already been mentioned or to a noun that does not need to be named specifically.
Relative pronouns introduce a subordinate clause, a part of a sentence that includes a subject and verb that does not form a sentence by itself. Main relative pronouns: That, which, who, whom, what, whose
Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of a sentence or clause and are formed by adding -self or -selves to a personal pronoun or possessive adjective, as in myself, herself, ourselves, and itself.
Indefinite pronouns, such as everybody, either, none, and something, do not refer to a specific person or thing, and typically refer to an unidentified or unfamiliar person or thing.
The words it and there can also be used like pronouns when the rules of grammar require a subject but no noun is actually being referred to. Both are usually used at the beginning of a sentence or clause, as in “It was almost noon” and “There is some cake left.” These are sometimes referred to as expletives.
Clause
A group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex sentence. The sentence “When it rained they went inside” consists of two clauses: “when it rained” and “they went inside.”
