English 7 Grammar
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 preposition | a word that links a noun/pronoun to the rest of the sentence |
| adverb | a word that describes an adjective, adverb, or verb |
| adjective | a word that describes a common noun, proper noun, or pronoun |
| linking verb | 1. does NOT show action 2. shows state-of-being 3. links the subject to a noun or adjective |
| action verb | shows physical or mental action |
| object of the preposition | the noun at the end of the prepositional phrase |
| prepositional phrase | preposition + noun or pronoun |
| common noun | a person, place, thing, feeling, or idea |
| proper noun | a specific person, place, or thing |
| subject pronouns | pronouns that act as the subjects of sentences (I, you, he, she, it, we, they |
| pronouns | words that take the place of nouns |
| verb phrase | helping verb + main verb |
| helping verb | a verb that helps the main verb tell what the subject is doing |
| subject | who or what a sentence is about - always a noun |
| predicate | what the subject is doing - always a verb |
| infinitive | a verb before it is conjugated |
| What questions do adjectives ask? | What kind? Which one? How many? |
| What questions do adverbs ask? | How? When? Where? To what extent? |
| interjection | a word that expresses a strong emotion |
| coordinating conjunctions (CC) | words that connect words, phrases, or clauses |
| FANBOYS | for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so = CC |
| Independent Marker Words (IM) | connects two independent clauses or it can stand alone at the beginning of a sentence |
| independent clause | a complete sentence |
| alliteration | two or more repetitions in a row of the starting sound of words |
| personification | literary device - giving things human characteristics |
| idiom | literary device - expression that does not mean literally what it says |
| hyperbole | literary device - compares two things using exaggeration |
| imagery | literary device - 5 senses = using sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell as ways to help describe |
| metaphor | literary device - compares two things that are different but have something in common |
| simile | literary device - compares two things that are different but have something in common - must use like or as |
| onomatopoeia | literary device - the use of a word whose sound conveys its meaning |
| symbolism | literary device - the use of an object to represent an abstract concept |
| allusion | literary device - reference to a real event or character outside of the literary work |
| sentence | group of words that expresses a complete thought - must have a subject and predicate |
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