Ingles test

Noun

Names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

Tells what something does or is.

Prepositional phrase

Begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition.

Object of the preposition

The noun or pronoun that comes after the preposition.

Where can prepositional phrases be used?

In the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a sentence.

Sentence

A group of words that expresses a complete thought (has a subject and a predicate).

Fragment

A group of words that does not express a complete thought (missing a subject or a predicate).

Subject

Tells whom or what the sentence is about (all words in the subject make up the complete subject).

Predicate

Tells what the subject does or is (all words in the predicate make up the complete predicate).

Simple subject

The main noun or pronoun in the complete subject.

Simple predicate

The main verb in the complete predicate.

Subject of an imperative sentence

The word "you" (which may or may not be in the sentence).

Declarative sentence

Makes a statement that gives information and ends with a period.

Interrogative sentence

Asks a question and ends with a question mark.

Imperative sentence

Gives a command or makes a request and usually ends with a period (or exclamation mark if strong).

Exclamatory sentence

Shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark.

Interjection

A word that expresses feelings, agreement, disagreement, greetings, politeness, or hesitation.

Simple sentence

Gives one complete thought (can have a compound subject or predicate).

Compound sentence

Contains two or more simple sentences joined together by a comma and a conjunction (and, or, or but).

Commas in a series

Used to separate three or more words in a list (e.g., butterflies, moths, and dragonflies).

Commas after introductory words

Used after words like yes, no, and well at the beginning of a sentence.

Commas after introductory phrases

Used after long introductory phrases of five or more words.

Commas with appositives

Used to separate an appositive from the word that it renames.

Commas in compound sentences

Used before the conjunction in a compound sentence.

Preposition

Shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence.