Parts of Speech and Basic Grammar Pointers

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms and their definitions related to parts of speech and basic grammar, helping students to review for their upcoming exam.

Noun

A word used for naming a person, an animal, a place, a thing, or an idea.

Proper Noun

A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing and starts with a capital letter.

Common Noun

A noun that refers to a general class of persons, places, or things; it is not capitalized.

Collective Noun

A noun that denotes a group or collection of individuals treated as a single entity.

Abstract Noun

A noun that represents an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.

Nominative Case

The grammatical case used for a noun or pronoun that is the subject of a verb.

Objective Case

The grammatical case used for a noun or pronoun that is the object of a verb or preposition.

Possessive Case

The grammatical case that indicates ownership or possession.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Conjunction

A word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Interjection

A word or phrase used to express strong emotion or surprise.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun.

Gerund

A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.

Infinitive

The base form of a verb, usually preceded by 'to', which can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Voice (active/passive)

The quality of a verb that indicates whether the subject is performing an action (active) or receiving an action (passive).