Grammar Flashcards
(22 cards)
What are the four sentence structures?
simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex
What are the four sentence types?
- Declarative
- Imperative
- Interrogative
- Exclamatory
What are the three types of verbs?
Action, linking, helping
Subject of a sentence
noun or pronoun
Predicate of a sentence
verb and modifiers that go with it
What are the four parts of a sentence?
1.) Subject
2.) Predicate
3.) Objects
4.) Complements
What are the eight parts of speech?
nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjugations, interjections.
What is an action verb?
Shows physical or mental action.
There are transitive and intransitive action verbs
What is a transitive action verb?
takes a direct object
ex. John passed the ball to me
What is an intransitive action verb?
- Doesn’t have a direct object
ex. John passed
What is a linking verb? (Examples of linking verbs)
Links the subject to a word that describes (adj) or identifies it (noun)
ex. am, is, was, are, seem, be, smell, look, taste, remain, feel, appear, sound , seem
* He is a general for the North
* He looks tired
What is a helping verb? (examples of helping verb)
Placed before the main verb to help make grammatical structure.
(ex. be, have, do, can , could, should, may, ought to, shall, must, might, will)
- She has opened the door
- He could have opened the door.
Simple sentence structure
consisting of one independent clause
Compound sentence structure
A sentence compounded of two or more independent clauses (I +I)
Complex sentence structure
sentence consists of an independent and a dependent clause ( I +D , D +I, D + I+D)
Compound - complex sentence structure
Contains both compound clause structure and complex clause structure. ( I + I + D or D + I +I)
What does parallelism create? What does it connect?
A sense of balance and rhythm by using the same grammatical structure to express equal terms.
Often connects two clauses or creates a list using coordinating conjunctions.
All about coherence.
Is it parallel:
Dave’s favorite hobbies are kayaking, to cook, and painting.
No.
The parallel version would be:
Dave’s favorite hobbies are kayaking, cooking, and painting.
Is it parallel:
Ben is a talented singer, dancer, and performer.
Yes
Is it parallel:
Ryan was hungry, sore, and felt thirst.
No.
The parallel version is:
Ryan was hungry, sore, and felt thirsty.
Is it parallel?
Ethan plans to read, cook, and he will study this evening.
No.
Parallel version is:
Ethan plans to read, cook, and study this evening.
Is it parallel:
Of the three contestants, Dave was the smartest, I was the best looking, and Jane was the most talented.
Yes
