English Final

Noun

A person, place, thing, or idea.

Pronoun

A word that is used in place of a noun.

Verb

An action word.

Adjective

A word used to modify or describe a noun.

Preposition

A word used to show the connection between nouns, pronouns, or to join parts of a clause or sentence.

Conjunction

A word used to connect clauses or sentences.

Interjection

A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion and is not grammatically connected to the sentence.

Adverb

A modifying word that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Declarative sentence

A sentence that makes a statement.

Interrogative sentence

A sentence that asks a question.

Imperative sentence

A sentence that gives a command.

Exclamatory sentence

A sentence that expresses strong emotion.

Simple sentence

A sentence that has one independent clause and no subordinate clause.

Compound sentence

A sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses.

Complex sentence

A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.

Compound-complex sentence

A sentence with two or more independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

Comma rules

Guidelines for using commas in sentences.

Colon

A punctuation mark used to provide a list or quote.

Semicolon

A punctuation mark that separates complete thoughts and can separate items within a sentence.

Hyphen

A mark used to form compound words or indicate ranges.

Apostrophe

A mark used to form contractions and show possession.

Relative pronoun

A pronoun that introduces a relative clause.

Antecedent

A word or phrase that a pronoun refers to.

Abbreviation

A shortened form of a word or phrase used to save space.

Transitional words

Words or phrases that connect ideas or sentences.