Grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctons/interjunctions
auxiliary verbs
also called 'helping verbs' are combined with verbs to form verb phrases. ex. had, do, might, would, will, must, could, and would.
proper adjectives
are formed from proper nouns. They're capitalized and often end with -n, -an, -ian, -ese, -or ish ex. Chinese, Spanish.
articles
are the most common adjectives
coordinating conjunction
are word pairs that join words or groups of words. ex. both... and, either...or, not only...but also, and whether...or.
conjunction
connects words or groups of words
coordinating conjunction
connects words or word groups that have equal importance in sentence. ex. FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
prepositional phase
consists of a proposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object.
action verb
expresses a physical or mental action. ex. climbed
common noun
general name for a person, place, thing. or idea ex. state
Subordinating conjunctions
introduce subordinate clauses--- clauses cannot stand alone as complete sentences. ex.after, because, if, so that, than, when, and while.
interjection
is a word or phase that expresses a feeling ex. Wow!
verb
is a word used to express an action, a condition, or a state of being.
intensifier
is an adverb that defines the degree of an adj. or another adverb. ex. quite, very.
object of the preposition
is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition
conjunctive adverb
is used to express relationships between independent clauses. ex. finally, furthermore, however, instead, and still.
indefinite articles
(a and an) refer to the unspecified members of groups of people, places, things, or ideas.
linking verb
links the subject of the sentence to a word in the predicate. ex.am, is, was, were,appear, become, feel, look, remain, sound, and taste, express conditions.
adverbs
modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. they answer where, when, how, and what. ex.here, rather early, swiftly, almost
collective noun
name of a group ex. flock
proper noun
name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea ex. California
abstract noun
names an idea, quality, or characteristic ex. trust
concrete noun
names an object that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted ex. orange
plural noun
names more than one person, place,thing, or idea ex. trees
singular noun
names one person, place, thing, or idea ex.tree
possessive noun
noun that shows ownership or relationship ex. star's mansion
compound preposition
prepositions formed from more than one word. ex. according to, in place of, and instead of.
definite articles
refers to a specific person, place or thing or idea ex. THE
preposition
shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. ex. about, before, by, during, on, and under
compound noun
single noun formed from two or more words. ex. grapefruit
