Grammer Words

subject

subject

nouns and pronouns and is the main thing the sentence is about

verb / predicate

It is the main verb that goes with the subject. it shows when it happen

action verb

Showing the action of the subject. shows that the subject is doing.

preposition

a word that shows a relationship of time or space between nouns

prepositional phrase

Gives more information about what the preposition is about.

linking /being verb

when a sentence contains a linking verb-and a noun comes before and after thar verb-the verb must agree with the subject, not the predicate nominative (the noun comes before the verb)

predicate nominative

A fance word for a noun. it comes before the verb.

predicate adjective

it comes after the linking verb. it describes the subject

Verb Phrases

the part of a sentence containing the verb and any direct or indirect object, but not the subject.

Auxiliary / Helping Verbs

a part in a sentence where it describes mood.

Compound Subjects

when you have two or more works working together as the subject of the sentence

adverb

a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group,

collective nouns

take a singular verb when they refer to a group as a unit. Collective nouns take a plural verb when they refer to the individuals within the group.

coordinating conjunction

Fan Boy conjunctions

correlative conjunction

conjunctions used to illustrate how two words or phrases within a sentence relate to each other

pronoun

a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase

antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.

declarative sentence

Use a period at the end of a Declaritive sentence.

imperative sentence

it indicated the mood of the sentence.

exclamatory sentence

Use exclamation point to show strong feelings and indicate a forceful command

interrogative sentence

They indicate questions

conjunction

use a comma with a conjunction sentence to join main clauses in a compound sentence to avoid run-on sentences.

Main Clause

a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

run-on sentence

an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction

phrase

a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.

clause

an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

appositive / appositive phrase

Use commas to set off an appositive or appositive phrase if its not essential to the meaning of sentence

main clauses

uses a semicolon to separate the main clauses with no conjunction between them

conjunctive adverb

an adverb that connects two clauses by converting the clause it introduces into an adverbial modifier of the verb in the main clause