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Terms in this set (121)
names for a person, place, or thing that may act as a whole (class,
collective noun
company, dozen, herd)
words that stand in for a noun (personal: he, she, intensive:
pronouns myself, yourself, relative: which, who, interrogative: what,
which, demonstrative: this, that, indefinite: all, any,
each)
transitive verb actions words that have a receiver
intransitive verbs action verbs that do not take an object
A verb that does not show action but connects the subject with a
linking verb
word in the predicate.
adjective A word that describes a noun
articles a, an, & the
Adjectives that describe nouns, putting them in order (Example:
Comparative and Superlative
adjectives small, smaller, smallest)
adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
a word placed before a noun that shows the relationship between
preposition
an object and another word in the sentence (about, in, on, around,
under, over, within, without)
join words, phrases, or clauses as they show the connection
conjunction
between the joined pieces (for, and, nor, because, etc.)
coordinating conjunctions join two complete thoughts (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so--FANBOYS)
connects an independent clause with one or more dependent
subordinating conjunction
clauses; examples: since, before, unless, however, because
interjection an exclamation; an interruption (Hey! Ouch! Wow!)
subject who or what the sentence is about
predicate tells what the subject is or does
subject-verb agreement Plural subjects must have plural verbs. Singular subjects must have
singular verbs
two or more subjects joined together usually by "and" or "or"
compound subject
that share a common verb
, The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. (He is a
antecedent
lab. He is the pronoun, lab is the "antecedent".)
expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
independent clause
Has both a subject and a verb.
a clause that cannot make sense on its own; typically, it is joined
dependent clause/subordinate to an independent clause with a subordinating conjunction
clause
(examples of which are although, because, while, if, when, as)
Gerund A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun (Running is not my
favorite activity)
A group of words that stands next to a noun or pronoun and
appositive phrase
renames or adds information or details to it.
declarative sentence a sentence that makes a statement; ends wiht a period
sentence used to command (the noun is usually assumed as
imperative sentence
"you.); ends with a period or exclamation
interrogative sentence A sentence that asks a question
exclamatory sentence a sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation
mark
simple sentence A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause
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Terms in this set (121)
names for a person, place, or thing that may act as a whole (class,
collective noun
company, dozen, herd)
words that stand in for a noun (personal: he, she, intensive:
pronouns myself, yourself, relative: which, who, interrogative: what,
which, demonstrative: this, that, indefinite: all, any,
each)
transitive verb actions words that have a receiver
intransitive verbs action verbs that do not take an object
A verb that does not show action but connects the subject with a
linking verb
word in the predicate.
adjective A word that describes a noun
articles a, an, & the
Adjectives that describe nouns, putting them in order (Example:
Comparative and Superlative
adjectives small, smaller, smallest)
adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
a word placed before a noun that shows the relationship between
preposition
an object and another word in the sentence (about, in, on, around,
under, over, within, without)
join words, phrases, or clauses as they show the connection
conjunction
between the joined pieces (for, and, nor, because, etc.)
coordinating conjunctions join two complete thoughts (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so--FANBOYS)
connects an independent clause with one or more dependent
subordinating conjunction
clauses; examples: since, before, unless, however, because
interjection an exclamation; an interruption (Hey! Ouch! Wow!)
subject who or what the sentence is about
predicate tells what the subject is or does
subject-verb agreement Plural subjects must have plural verbs. Singular subjects must have
singular verbs
two or more subjects joined together usually by "and" or "or"
compound subject
that share a common verb
, The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. (He is a
antecedent
lab. He is the pronoun, lab is the "antecedent".)
expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
independent clause
Has both a subject and a verb.
a clause that cannot make sense on its own; typically, it is joined
dependent clause/subordinate to an independent clause with a subordinating conjunction
clause
(examples of which are although, because, while, if, when, as)
Gerund A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun (Running is not my
favorite activity)
A group of words that stands next to a noun or pronoun and
appositive phrase
renames or adds information or details to it.
declarative sentence a sentence that makes a statement; ends wiht a period
sentence used to command (the noun is usually assumed as
imperative sentence
"you.); ends with a period or exclamation
interrogative sentence A sentence that asks a question
exclamatory sentence a sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation
mark
simple sentence A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause
