English Grammar Tenta

Substantiv

noun | namn på personer, platser, saker eller idéer | names a person, place or thing | teacher, school, happiness

Verb

verb | visar handling eller tillstånd | shows an action or state | run, eat, be

Huvudverb

main verb | själva handlingen i meningen | the main action in a sentence | She runs

Hjälpverb

auxiliary verb | hjälper huvudverbet | helps the main verb | be, have, do

Adjektiv

adjective | beskriver substantiv | describes a noun | happy, big

Adverb

adverb | beskriver verb, adjektiv eller adverb | describes verbs, adjectives or adverbs | quickly, carefully

Pronomen

pronoun | ersätter substantiv | replaces a noun | he, she, they

Preposition

preposition | visar plats, tid eller riktning | shows place, time or direction | in, on, under

Konjunktion

conjunction | binder ihop ord eller meningar | connects words or clauses | and, but, because

Artikel

article | står före substantiv | comes before nouns | a, an, the

Subjekt

subject | vem eller vad gör handlingen | who or what performs the action | Anna runs

Objekt

object | det som påverkas av handlingen | receives the action | She reads books

Adverbial

adverbial | visar när, var eller hur något händer | gives information about time, place or manner | yesterday, quickly

Fras

phrase | grupp ord utan finit verb | group of words without a finite verb | the big house

Sats

clause | har subjekt och finit verb | contains a subject and a finite verb | She runs

Huvudsats

main clause | kan stå ensam | can stand alone | I stayed home

Bisats

subordinate clause | kan inte stå ensam | cannot stand alone | because I was sick

Finit verb

finite verb | verb som visar tempus | verb marked for tense | walks, played

Infinite verb

non-finite verb | verb utan tempus | verb without tense | walking, eaten

Infinitiv

infinitive | verbets grundform | base form of the verb | to eat, to run

Presens

present simple | vanor och fakta | used for habits and facts | She works

Pågående presens

present continuous | något händer just nu | action happening now | She is studying

Preteritum

past simple | avslutad handling i dåtid | completed action in the past | I watched TV

Perfekt

present perfect | dåtid med koppling till nuet | past action connected to the present | I have seen it

Modalverb

modal verb | visar möjlighet, råd eller krav | expresses ability, advice or obligation | can, should, must

Komparativ

comparative | jämför två saker | compares two things | taller, bigger

Superlativ

superlative | något är mest | shows the highest degree | tallest, biggest

Aktiv form

active voice | subjektet gör handlingen | the subject performs the action | The teacher helped the student

Passiv form

passive voice | subjektet får handlingen | the subject receives the action | The student was helped

Relativ bisats

relative clause | ger extra information om substantiv | gives extra information about a noun | The girl who lives here

Dynamiska verb

dynamic verbs | handlingar | action verbs | run, study

Stativa verb

stative verbs | känslor, tankar eller tillstånd | state verbs | know, like, believe

Genitiv

genitive | visar ägande | shows possession | Anna's book

Predicative Subject (Ps)

beskriver subjektet | describes the subject

Predicative Object (Po)

beskriver objektet | describes the object

Direct Object (Od)

det som handlingen riktas mot | receives the action

Indirect Object (Oi)

den som får eller tar emot något | receives the direct object

Subject Complement (Ps)

beskriver subjektet efter linking verbs som be, seem och become | describes the subject after linking verbs

Object Complement (Po)

beskriver objektet efter vissa verb | describes the object after certain verb