grammer Flashcards
(32 cards)
what is grammer
word formation
what is post modifier
words come after the headword
what is pre modifier
words come after the headword
what is modifier
a determiner e.g ‘the’
what is minor sentence
doesn’t have a subject or verb
what is a compound sentence
1 or more co-ordinating clauses, joined by a co-ordinating conjunction
what is a complex sentence
2 or more clauses
what is a simple sentence
1 main clause
what is an imperative
makes a command
what is a declarative
statement and declaration
what is exclamative
statement with empathise
what is interogative
asks a qquestion
what is a noun phrase
a group of words that has a noun as a headword
what is headword
main word in a phrase
what is concrete noun
refers to objects with physical existance
what is an abstract noun
refers to feelings that don’t have physical existance
what is a proper noun
refers to names and places
what is indefinite pronouns
refers to a person, object or idea that is non specific
what is a demonstractive pronoun
orientates the reader towards something
what is a personal pronoun
I you
what is quanitifier determiner
specific
what is a article determine
shows something indefinat and definate
what is a possessive determiner
shows owener ship
what is material verbs
shows actions and events
