Comprehensive English Grammar Guide

Vocabulary flashcards for English Grammar Guide

Noun

Name of person, place, thing (e.g., dog, city)

Pronoun

Replace nouns (e.g., he, she, it)

Verb

Actions or states (e.g., run, is)

Adjective

Describe nouns (e.g., blue, tall)

Adverb

Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs (e.g., quickly, very)

Preposition

Show relation (e.g., in, on, at)

Conjunction

Join words/clauses (e.g., and, but)

Interjection

Express emotion (e.g., wow!, oh!)

Tense

Shows time of action or state.

Subject-Verb Agreement

Verb agrees with the subject in number and person

Article

Defines nouns as specific (the) or unspecific (a, an).

Personal Pronoun

Replaces nouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

Reflexive Pronoun

Pronoun that refers back to the subject (myself, yourself).

Relative Pronoun

Pronoun that connects a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun (who, which, that).

Demonstrative Pronoun

Pronoun that points out a specific noun (this, that, these, those).

Conjunction

Join words, phrases, or clauses (and, but, or, because, although).

Declarative Sentence

Makes a statement.

Interrogative Sentence

Asks a question.

Imperative Sentence

Gives a command.

Exclamatory Sentence

Expresses strong feeling.

Active Voice

Subject performs the action.

Passive Voice

Subject receives the action.

Direct Speech

Quotes exact words.

Indirect Speech

Reports what was said.

Modal Verb

Express ability, possibility, permission, or obligation (can, could, may, might).

Gerund

Verb + ing used as noun.

Infinitive

To + base verb.