English 3

Coordinating conjunction

A conjunction that joins together, words, clauses, or phrases.

Direct object

A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb in the sentence.

Prepositional object

A noun phrase governed by a preposition.

Reflexive pronoun

A pronoun referring to the subject of the sentence, clause or verbal phrase.

Personal pronoun

A pronoun that is used to refer to a specific person or thing.

Interrogative pronoun

A pronoun used in order to ask a question.

Linking verb

A verb that connects with an adjective or noun.

Action verb

A verb that expresses physical or mental action.

Proper noun

A word or group of words that is the name of a person, place or thing.

Metaphor

A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing.

Adverb

A word that describes a verb.

Conjunction

A word that joins together sentences, clauses, or phrases.

Common noun

A word that refers to a person, place, or thing but that is not the name of a particular person, place or thing.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun.

Article adjective

A word used to modify a noun. E.g., She found AN apple and A pear in THE lunch box.

Abstract noun

Abstract nouns are words that name things that are not concrete. Your five physical senses cannot detect an abstract noun - you can't see it, smell it, taste it, hear it, or touch it. In essence, an abstract noun is a quality, a concept, an idea, or maybe even an event.

Predicate adjective

Adjectives in the predicate that modify the subject.

Transitive verb

Always has a direct object-a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.(shows WHO or WHAT)

Indirect object

Answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action of the verb is performed.

Compound noun

Compound nouns are words for people, animals, places, things, or ideas, made up of two or more words. Most compound nouns are made with nouns that have been modified by adjectives or other nouns. E.g., watermelon, snowman, basketball, sailboat.

Demonstrative adjective

Demonstrative adjectives are adjectives that are used to modify a noun so that we know which specific person, place, or thing is mentioned. Examples of Demonstrative Adjectives: When you list two items, you can separate them with a conjunction.

Intransitive verb

Does not have an object-it does not need an object to complete the action expressed in the verb.

Helping verb

Helping verbs are the helping hand of the verb family. Think of them like an assistant. They provide extra meaning to the main verb in a sentence, and together, the two form a verb phrase. A verb phrase is still viewed as a singular part of speech: a verb.

Hyperbole

Language that describes something as better or worse than it really is. Exaggerated. E.g., I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Simile

Like or as.

Predicate nominative

Nouns that equal the same as, or equate to, the subject.

Correlative conjunction

Pairs up with another word to connect elements in a sentence.

Motif

Something that is repeated.

Theme

The main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing, a movie, etc.

Demonstrative pronoun

The same pronouns that are used for this, that, these, and those. (Demonstrative demonstrates!!😀)

Concrete noun

Things that you can experience through your five senses.

Preposition

Words that indicate location.