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