A complete thought that contains a subject and a verb

A phrase that consists of a subject and a predicate

A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses

The arrangement and order of words and phrases

A single sentence that summarizes the main point or central argument of a piece of writing

Unique expression of an author/narrator

A person, place, thing, or idea

A noun that is an idea, quality, or state

A physical person, place, thing, or animal that you can see/feel

Who or what the sentence is about (usually near the beginning)

The part of the sentence that contains a verb and states something about the subject

A phrase, separated by commas, that gives more information about the preceding noun

A verb that comes before a main verb and provides additional meaning (helps it make sense)

Action verb (main verb)

A verb that denotes a physical or mental action

A noun that names a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea (indicated with a capital letter)

Any old, unspecified person, place, thing, or idea

An adjective or adverb that shows a higher degree (-er, more)

An adjective or adverb that shows the highest degree (-est, most)

A sentence that makes a statement (ends in period)

A word that takes the place of a noun

Interrogative sentence

A sentence that asks a question (ends in question mark)

A sentence that gives a command, request, or order (ends in period)

A word that connects a noun to another phrase; shows relationships of time, place, direction, or connection

A word or phrase that qualifies the meaning of another

Someone or something that is affected by the action of the verb

Belonging to someone or something

An affix that comes at the beginning of a word and modifies the meaning of the root/base word

An affix that comes at the end of a word and modifies the meaning or the root/base word or changes the part of speech

Subordinating conjunction

Conjunctions that introduce a dependent clause (if, since, as, when, although, while, after, before, until, because)

A phrase that cannot stand alone, depends on the rest of the sentence to be a complete thought

A phrase that can stand alone, has a subject and a predicate

Coordinating conjunction

Conjunctions that join independent clauses (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

A noun which refers to a group of people/things but is considered one unit collectively

A sentence consisting of ONE independent clause

A sentence consisting of TWO independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction

A sentence consisting of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses joined by subordinating conjunctions

A sentence that should be said excitedly (ends in an exclamation mark)

A verb that connects the subject of a sentence to a word or phrase that renames or describes the subject

Grammar Terms Flashcards

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Adjective

Back

A word that describes or modifies a noun

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Adverb

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A word that describes how, when, where, how often, or how much; modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

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Antecedent

Back

The word or phrase a pronoun is referring to

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Apostrophe

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Punctuation added to indicate contractions or possession

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Dialogue

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Conversation between two or more characters or people, marked with quotation marks

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Interjection

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A short exclamation that expresses emotion, sudden reaction, or introduction

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Phrase

Back

A group of two or more words that works together but does not contain a subject AND a verb

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