TEAs English & Language Usage

Noun

Names person, place, thing, or idea

Role of noun in sentence:

Subject or object

Pronoun

Takes place of noun or refers to specific noun

Role of pronoun in sentence:

Subject, object, possessive

Relative pronoun

Connects clause to noun or pronoun

Example of relative pronoun

Who

Antecedent

Specific noun that pronoun refers to

Adjective

Describes, modifies, or tells us more about noun or pronoun

Adverb

Describes, modifies, or tells us more about verb, adjective, or another adverb; often ends in -ly

What is the adverb in the sentence?

"They walked quickly."

Quickly

Example of adverb that describes an adjective:

Always

Example of adverb that describes another adverb:

Almost

Conjunction

Connects words, phrases, or clauses

Examples of conjunctions:

And, so, or

Coordinating Conjunction

Connects two words, phrases, or independent clauses

Examples of coordinating conjunctions:

And, or, but, so for, nor, yet

Subordinating Conjunction

Connects independent clause & dependent clause

Examples of subordinating conjunctions:

After, as soon as, once, if, even though, unless

Correlative Conjunction

Pairs of conjunctions working together to connective two words or phrases

Examples of correlative conjunctions:

Either/or, neither/nor, as/as

Preposition

Shows relationship between two nearby words; help to tell information such as direction, location, & time

Verb

Describes physical/mental action or state of being

A complete sentence includes what 2 components?

Subject & verb

Predicate

Verb phrase

Types of Sentences:

Simple, compound, complex, parallel structure

Independent Clause

Contains single subject and predicate; complete thought

Simple Sentence

Makes up a complete thought; must have 1 independent clause

Run-on

2+ independent clauses combined without proper pronunciation

Fragment

Looks like sentence but lacks complete thought

Compound Sentence

2 independent clauses connected with coordinating conjunction

FANBOYS:

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

Complex Sentence

Independent clause & 1+ dependent clauses connected to it

Examples of subordinating conjunctions:

After, despite, so that , if, since, where

Parallel Structure

Repetitions of grammatical form within sentence

Dependent Clause

AKA Subordinate clause; does not express complete thought

Coordinate Clause

Sentence/phrase combining clauses of equal grammatical rank by using coordinating conjunction; cannot connect dependent & independent clause

What are the steps to the Writing Process?

Prewriting, writing/drafting, conferencing/revising