Grammar Flashcards
a noun that has a plural.
Countable noun
/ˌkaʊn.t̬ə.bəl ˈnaʊn/
Some nouns refer to things which, in English, are treated as separate items which can be counted. These are called countable nouns . Here are some examples:
a car, three cars
my cousin, my two cousins
a book, a box full of books
a city, several big cities
a type of verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. It transfers the action to a direct object
فعلهای گذرا (به عربی: مُتِعَدی)
Transitive verb
/ˈtræn.sə.t̬ɪv/
In Cambridge dictionary,transitive verbs, such as “put”, are marked [T].
a verb that has no object.
Intransitive verb
/ɪnˈtræn.sə.t̬ɪv/
(linguistics)
rule of speech; the way that words and phrases are put together to form sentences in a language; the rules of grammar for this
syntax
/ˈsɪntæks/
In verbal communication, if I say, “Zoo the us to let go,” you’d have a little trouble comprehending what I said. Because the rules of speech– and we call them syntax– have been violated.
morphology =» (linguistics) the forms of words, studied as a branch of linguistics
noun (grammar)
a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
noun
./naʊn/
(abbreviation n.)
The noun is the most common part of speech because we use nouns to describe most everything we know. In fact, there are very few sentences you can say or write without using nouns!
any non-specific noun.
common noun
Usually a common noun refers to a broad category of places or things. In other words, a common noun doesn’t name a specific noun.:
refer to a specific person, place, or thing.
Proper noun
You can think of a proper noun as the specific name of something. Because proper nouns convey a specific name, the initial letter of these words is capitalized.
refers to any noun that you can see, hear, taste, touch, or smell.
concrete noun
Concrete nouns can be either common or proper nouns, as well.
refers to an idea. Ideas are concepts that we understand but can’t identify with the five senses. Aside from ideas, abstract nouns are also used to communicate concepts, feelings, and qualities
abstract noun
relative pronoun
noun [ C ]
words that are used instead of noun phrases, when it is unnecessary or impossible to use a more precise expression.
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Pronoun
/ˈproʊ.naʊn/
(source: “Practical English usage”)
Examples: I - meaning ‘the speaker’
it - referring to a thing that has already been mentioned
your - meaning ‘belonging to or associated with the hearer(s)’
somebody - referring to an unknown or undefined person one - meaning for example ‘people in general’
Clauses beginning with question words (e.g. who, which, where) are often used to modify nouns and some pronouns - to identify people and things, or to give more information about them. These are called ‘…….. ……’.
relative clause
/ˌrel.ə.t̬ɪv ˈklɑːz/
Do you know the people who live next door?
There’s a programme tonight which you might like.
He lives in a village where there are no shops.
Leslie, who works with me, often babysits for us.
When who, which, where, etc are used in this way, they are called ‘relative pronouns’. That can also be used as a relative pronoun
