Grammar
Transitive verb
Action verb that is followed by a word or words that answers the question what? Or whom?
Intransitive
Action verb that is not followed by a word that answers the questions what? Or whom?
Intensive pronoun
Adds emphasis to another noun or pronoun in the same sentence
Predicate adjective
Follows a linking verb and points back to subject and further describes it.
Superlative adjective
Form of adjective that compares more than two things
Superlative adverb
Form of adverb that compares more than two actions
Comparative adjective
Form of an adjective that compares two things
Comparitive adverb
Form of an adverb that compares two actions
Proper adjective
Formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter
Sentence
Group of words expressing a complete thought.
Find their own rocks
In this sentence, what is the complete predicate?... Some people find their own rocks.
One very popular hobby
In this sentence, what is the complete subject?... One very popular hobby is rock collecting.
Can include
In this sentence, what is the simple predicate?... Minerals in the hollow part of a geode can include Quartz, gypsum, or even amethyst.
Hounds
In this sentence, what is the simple subject?... Rock hounds collect for profit and for pleasure.
Normal
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command? ... Every specimen should be labeled with the location, the date, and the type of rock.
Inverted
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... Among the most common rocks is granite.
Inverted
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... Here is the equipment for rock collecting.
Command
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... In your pocket, carry a paper bag for saving rocks
Command
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... Polish your rocks with a rock tumbler.
Command
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... Then stand back and admire your collection.
Inverted
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... Under the ground is a vast storehouse waiting for your discovery.
Command
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... Use a hand lens for close examination of the rocks.
Command
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... Wear safety goggles when chipping away at rocks.
Normal
Is this sentence, normal, inverted, or command?... You need four other tools for collecting.
Subordinating conjunction
Joins two clauses or ideas in such a way as to make on grammatically dependent
Coordinating conjunction
Joins words or groups of words that have equal grammatical weight in a sentence
Compound subject
Made up of two or more simple subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb
Compound predicate
Made up of two or more verbs or verb phrases that are joined with a conjunction and have same subject
Predicate
Part of sentence that says something about the subject.
Subject
Part of the sentence about which something is being said
Demonstrative pronoun
Points out specific persons, places, things, or ideas.
Compound preposition
Preposition made up of more than one word
Possessive pronoun
Pronoun that Takes the place of the possessive form of a noun
Personal pronoun
Pronoun that refers to a specific person or thing by indicating the person speaking
Indefinite pronoun
Pronoun that refers to persons, places, or things in a more general way that a noun does
Relative pronoun
Pronoun that's used to begin a special subject-verb word group called a subordinate clause
Interrogative pronoun
Pronoun that's used to form questions
Reflexive pronoun
Refers to or reflects back to a noun or pronoun earlier in the sentence
Who? Or What?
The simple subject is found by asking what 2 questions?
Conjunctive adverb
Used to clarify the relationship between clauses of equal weight in a sentence
Interjection
Word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation
Conjunction
Word that joins single words or groups of words
Definite article
Word that refers to a specific person or place... Ex. The
Preposition
Word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence
Auxiliary verb
Words that accompany the main verb
Correlative conjunction
Works in pairs to join words and groups of words of equal weight in a sentence
What kind? Which one? How many? Or how much?
What questions does an adjective answer?
Where? When? How? Or to what degree?
What question does an adverb answer?
Predicate nominative
A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and points back to the subject to rename or identify it further.
Collective noun
A noun that Names a group
Abstract noun
A noun that Names an idea, a quality, or a characteristic.
Concrete noun
A noun that Names an object that occupies space or that can be recognized by any of the senses.
Proper noun
A noun that Names of a particular person, place, thing or idea.
Inverted
A type of sentence that the predicate is before the subject. The reversal of the usual order can add emphasis to the subject. What is this called?
Command
A type of sentence where the subject is not stated. The predicate is the entire sentence. The pronoun YOU us understood to be the subject. What is this called?
Indirect object
Answers the question to whom? for whom?, to what? or for what? After an action verb
Object complement
Answers the question what? After a direct object. It completes the meaning of the direct object.
Direct object
Answers the question, what? or whom? after an action verb.
Positive
Base form of the adjective or adverb, doesn't show comparison
Verb phrase
Consists of a main verb and all its auxiliary or helping verbs
Simple subject
The key noun or pronoun that tells what the sentence is about.
Object of the preposition
The noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase is the ...
Simple predicate
The verb or verb phrase that expresses the essential thought about the subject of the sentence.
Complete predicate
This consists of the simple predicate, or verb, and all the words that modify it or complete its meaning.
Complete subject
This consists of the simple subject and all the words that modify it.
Linking verb
Verb that links, or joins the subject of a sentence with a word or expression that identifies or describes the subject
Often
What is the adverb in this sentence?.. His phone rings often.
Carefully
What is the adverb in this sentence?... Kim carefully polished the car.
And
What is the coordinating conjunction in this sentence?... She and I were there.
Both... And
What is the correlative conjunction in this sentence?... Both she and I were at the party.
The
What is the definite article in this sentence?... She found the ring.
Specimens
What is the direct object in this sentence?... Some rock hounds collect mineral specimens in abandoned mines.
Fossils
What is the direct object in this sentence?... They collect fossils wherever they go.
A
What is the indefinite article in this sentence?... She found a ring.
Friends
What is the indirect object in this sentence?... Some collectors give friends their surplus mineral specimens.
Themselves
What is the indirect object in this sentence?... Some people buy themselves additional mineral specimens.
Dear me!
What is the interjection in this sentence?... Dear me! Whatever shall we do?
Educational
What is the object complement in this sentence?... Everyone considers rock shows fun and educational.
Priceless
What is the object complement in this sentence?... Most collectors consider fossils priceless.
Cabinet
What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?...the silverware is in the cabinet.
positive: runs fast comparative: runs faster superlative: runs fastest
What is the positive, comparative and superlative form of FAST?
Positive: tall Comparitive: taller Superlative: tallest
What is the positive, comparitive, and superlative form of TALL?
Rough
What is the predicate adjective in this sentence?... On the outside, geodes look rough and drab.
Limited
What is the predicate adjective in this sentence?... The worlds supply of rocks and fossils is limited.
Rocks
What is the predicate nominative in this sentence?... Geodes are rocks with crystal lined cavities.
Chemists
What is the predicate nominative in this sentence?... Other exhibitors are industrial chemists.
Before
What is the preposition in this sentence?... All the guests arrived before dinner.
For the host
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?...he brought a gift for the host.
Dutch
What is the proper adjective in this sentence?... Rembrandt was a Dutch painter.
Because
What is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence?... We raked the leaves because so many had fallen