Grammar Definitions Flashcards
What is a noun
A noun is a word or set of words for a person, place, thing, idea, emotion
What is a pronoun
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun
What is an antecedent
An antecedent is a word that a pronoun stands in for
What are the 6 types of Pronouns
Personal, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, reflexive/intensive, and indefinite
What is a personal pronoun
The most common type of pronoun
What is a demonstrative pronoun
A pronoun that is used to point things out
What is an interrogative pronoun
A pronoun that is used to ask questions
What is a relative pronoun
A pronoun that is used to begin an adjective clause
What is an intensive/reflexive pronoun
They are personal pronouns with -self added to the end
What is an indefinite pronoun
They are pronouns that do not refer to a specific noun
What is a verb
A verb is a word or set of words that show action, feeling, or state of being.
What is a linking verb
A linking verb ties together words before and after a verb
What are the 6 main tenses
Present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect
What is a transitive verb
A verb with a direct object
What is an intransitive verb
A verb with no direct object
What is an adjective
A part of speech used to describe nouns
What are the three special types of adjective
demonstrative adjectives, proper adjectives, articles
What is an adverb
A part of speech that is used to describe verbs
What is a preposition
A preposition is a word that indicates the location or some other relationship between a noun/pronoun and other parts of a sentence
What is a compound noun
A compound noun is a noun with more than one word
What is a conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins phrases or sentences together.
What is an interjection
An interjection is a word that doesn’t add anything grammatically to a sentence
What is a subject
A subject is the noun/pronoun that performs the verb
What is a compound subject
A compound subject is two subjects joined by a conjunction
