Grammar
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- To Be
- most irregular verb in the English language; normally a linking verb showing existence or the condition of the subject.
- Direct Object
- a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of the action.
- Auxiliary Verb
- combines with another verb to help form the tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with.
- Declarative Sentence
- states an idea.
- Compound Sentence
- a sentence made up of two or more independent clauses but no subordinate clauses.
- Basic Tenses
- three tenses which are the simplest in the English language--past, present, future, without any other condition or character.
- Elliptical Clause
- a clause in which some words have been left out.
- Adverb
- word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
- Abbreviation
- a shortened form of a word or expression.
- Compound-Complex Sentence
- a sentence made up of more than one main clause and at least one subordinate clause.
- Ellipsis
- three periods in a row.
- Antecedent
- word which the pronoun stands for.
- Compound
- used to describe the combining of similar grammatical units in a number of circumstances.
- Contraction
- a word shortened by leaving out some letters.
- Direct Quotations
- When a person or work is quoted directly and word for word, the quotation is placed in quotation marks.
- Comparative Degree
- Adjectives and adverbs ending in -er or modified by the word more compare two items.
- Coordinate Adjectives
- If two adjectives modify a noun in the same way, place a comma between the two adjectives.
- Direct Address
- the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to.
- Active Voice of Verbs
- form of the verb used when the subject is the doer of the action.
- Cliche
- trite or overused word or expression
- Accented Syllables
- the syllable that receives the emphasis (example: syllable, emphasis, etc)
- Adverb Clause
- subordinate clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.
- Complex Sentence
- sentence made up of one main clause and at least one subordinate clause.
- Conjunctive Adverbs
- adverbs that act as a transition between complete ideas.
- Dangling Modifiers
- a phrase or clause which says something different from what is meant because words are left out.
- Ambiguous
- phrase or word that has more than one meaning
- Adjective
- word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
- Clause
- a group of words containing a subject and verb which forms part of a sentence.
- Capitalize
- larger letters used at the beginning of sentences and names.
- Complement
- a word that follows a verb and completes the meaning of the sentence or verbal phrase.
- Absolute Modifiers
- modify the entire sentence, giving the reader additional information.
- Article
- a type of adjective which makes a noun specific or indefinite.
- Case
- form of a word which shows its relationship to other words in the sentence.
- Cumulative Adjectives
- If the paired adjectives fail the two-part test, then no comma is used. This shows that they must remain in a certain order to make sense.
- Demonstratives
- a pronoun or adjective which points out which item is being referred to.
- Adjective Clause
- subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun.
- Acronyms
- words with capital letters and without periods
- Dependent Clauses
- "Depending" on the main clause to give meaning.
- Conjunctions
- words that join words, phrases, or sentence parts.
- Appositive
- a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause which follows a noun or pronoun and renames or describes the noun or pronoun.