Language Flashcards
Structure and systems that make u a language
Grammar
Describe person, place, thing, idea
Fill the position of the subject or object in the sentenc
Noun
_ is the person or thing doing something
Subject
_ is having something done to it
Object
Replace nouns in a sentence or paragraph allowing writer to achieve flow without unnecessary repetition
Pronoun
Act as the subject or objects in the sentence
She, her
Personal pronoun
Indicate possession
My, our
Possessive pronoun
Intensify a noun or reflect back upon a noun
I myself made it. I made it myself
Reflexive or intensive pronoun
Linking together dependent clauses
Staple phrases together
Relative pronouns
_ begin questions
They request information about people, places, things , ideas, location, time, means, and purposes
Interrogative pronouns
Who, whom, what, where, when, which, why, how are expamples of
Interrogative pronouns
Point out or draw attention to something or someone
Can indicate proximity or distance
Demonstrative pronouns
Replace nouns to avoid unnecessary repetition
Replace a list of names or objects
Indefinite pronouns
_ express action or state of being
Convey mood
Verb
_ verbs state facts
_ verbs make a state en of speculation or wish (would, could, should)
Indicative verb
Subjunctive verb
_ verbs state a command
Imperative verbs
Verbs are conjugated in(3)
Active or passive voice
To indicate person (first, second, third)
_ voice expresses a dynamic a action
They played tennis
Active voice
Verb tense indicates
The time of the action
Past, present, future
_ join the subject to the subject compliment
The dog IS cute
Linking verbs
_ verbs take an object
Lay something
Raise something
Set something
Transitive verbs
_ verbs do not take an object
Lie
Rise
Sit
Intransitive verb
Modify action or describing role
(He QUICKLY ran next door). Her VERY effective speech.
Answer questions where, when, why, how etc
Adverbs
Quickly, very
_ modify or describe, but they add to the meaning of nouns and pronouns only
What kind? Which one? How many? How much?
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Adjectives