English Grammar Terms

Adjectives

describe nouns: a red car. 

Adverbs

usually describe verbs; they tell when, where, or how an action happens: He read it quickly. Adverbs can also describe adjectives or other adverbs: very tall, quite well. 

Articles

are words in Spanish that can tell you whether a noun is masculine, feminine, singular, or plural. In English, the definite article is the, the indefinite articles are a, an and some.

Commands

are verb forms that tell people to do something: Study!, Work! 

Comparatives

compare people or things

Conjugations

are verb forms that add endings to the stem in order to tell who the subject is and what tense is being used: escribo, escribes. 

Conjunctions

join words or groups of words. The most common ones are and, but, and or.

Direct objects

are nouns or pronouns that receive the action of a verb: I read the book. I read it. 

Gender

in Spanish tells you whether a noun, pronoun, or article is masculine or feminine.

Indirect objects

are nouns or pronouns that tell you to whom / what or for whom / what something is done: I gave him the book. 

Infinitives

are the basic forms of verbs. In English, infinitives have the word "to" in front of them: to walk. 

Interrogatives

are words that ask questions: What is that? Who are you? 

Nouns

name people, places, or things: students, Mexico City, books. 

Number

tells you if a noun, pronoun, article, or verb is singular or plural

Prepositions

show relationship between their objects and another word in the sentence: He is in the classroom.

Present tense

is used to talk about actions that always take place, or that are happening now: I study Spanish.

Pronouns

are words that take the place of nouns: She is my friend.

Reflexive verbs

are used to say that people do something to or for themselves: I wash my hair. Other reflexive verbs often describe a change in mental, emotional, or physical state, and can express the idea that someone "gets" or "becomes": They became angry. 

Subjects

are the nouns or pronouns that perform the action in a sentence: John sings. 

Superlatives

describe which things have the most or least of a given quality: She is the best student. 

Verbs

show action or link the subject with a word or words in the predicate (what the subject does or is): Ana writes; Ana is my sister.