Grammar theory Flashcards
What is a sentence?
A group of words that expresses a complete thought
which parts does a sentence need to have?
a subject and a verb
What is the definiton of a subject?
subjects tell us whom or what the sentence is about
ex: Bob
What is the definition of a verb?
a verb tell us what the subject is or does
ex. Bob smiled
What is the defintion of an adverb?
Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs
what is the definition of an adjective?
Adjectives give us more information about nouns and pronouns
What does FANBOYS stand for?
Coordinatiating conjunctions: For, and, nor, but,or, yet, so
What are the 24 helping verbs?
Be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being, have, has, had, could, should, would, may, might, must, shall, can, will, do , did, does, having.
Name some prepositions
above, across, after, at, around, before, behind, below, beside, between, by, down, during, for, from, in, inside, onto, of, off, on, trugh, to,under, up, with, and that’s the preposition song.
what is a clause?
a clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb
what is an independent clause?
Independent clauses express complete thoughts and can stand alone as complete ideas
what is a phrase?
Phrases are groups of words without both a subject and a verb that act togheter as a single unit.
what does a verb phrase consist of?
a main verb + one or more helping verbs
What does the main verb do?
Carry the most meaning.
what is a declarative sentence?
The fancy name of a statement. It states facts or opinions
