8th - Parts of Speech, Grammar, Word Parts

33 flashcards covering essential figures of speech, sentence structures, punctuation marks, and word components based on the lecture notes.

Noun

A person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that shows action or a state of being.

Adjective

A word that describes a noun.

Adverb

A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Pronoun

A word that replaces a noun.

Antecedent

The noun a pronoun replaces.

Preposition

A word that shows location, direction, or time.

Conjunction

A word that joins words or groups of words.

Interjection

A word or phrase that expresses emotion.

Sentence

A complete thought with a subject and predicate.

Subject

The person, place, or thing the sentence is about.

Predicate

The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

Fragment

An incomplete sentence.

Run-on Sentence

Two sentences incorrectly joined together.

Dangling Modifier

A modifier that does not clearly describe a word.

Subject-Verb Agreement

A grammar rule stating that the verb must match the subject in number.

Period

A punctuation mark that ends a statement.

Question Mark

A punctuation mark used at the end of a question.

Exclamation Point

A punctuation mark showing excitement or strong feeling.

Comma

Punctuation marking pauses or separating ideas.

Semicolon

Punctuation joining related independent clauses.

Apostrophe

A punctuation mark used to show possession or contractions.

Colon

Punctuation introducing lists or explanations.

Hyphen

Punctuation joining words together.

Ellipsis

Three dots showing omitted words or a pause.

Root Word

The basic part of a word carrying meaning.

Affix

A prefix or suffix added to a word.

Prefix

A word part added to the beginning of a word.

Suffix

A word part added to the end of a word.

Synonym

A word with a similar meaning.

Antonym

A word with the opposite meaning.

Connotation

The feelings associated with a word.

Denotation

The dictionary meaning of a word.