9th Grade Grammar Terms
Basic Grammar terms with definitions
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- Intransitive Verb
- expresses action without the action passing to a receiver, or subject
- Action Verb
- expresses action
- Indefinite Article
- word a or an introducing an unspecified noun: a, an
- Definitive Article
- used before singular and plural nouns that refer to a particular member of a group example: the
- Common Noun
- names any regular person, animal, place, thing idea. Nothing specific
- Linking Verb
- verb that links the subject with the verb in some way
- Personal Pronouns
- nouns that refer to specific people and things and is case, number, and person sensitive example: I, me, my, mine
- Compound Noun
- noun made up of two or more words used together.
- Pronoun
- word that takes the place of a noun.
- Proper Noun
- names a very specific, very particular person, animal, place, thing, or idea
- Concrete Noun
- names a person, animal, place or thing that you can actually see.
- Antecedent
- word that the pronoun refers to.
- Compound Preposition
- two or more words working together like a one word preposition.
- Abstract Noun
- names an idea, feeling, emotion or quality.
- Adjective
- tells more about a noun such as which one, how many, or what kind
- Adverb
- word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
- Transitive Verb
- expresses action directed toward a person place thing or idea
- Preposition
- shows relationship of one word to another tell you (1 location (2 direction (3 time (4 relationship