| Term | Definition |
|---|
| sentence | group of words that expresses a complete thought |
| subject and predicate | what are the 2 parts of a sentence? |
| verb | word used to express an action, a condition, or a state of being |
| common noun | general name for a person, place, thing, or idea |
| possessive form of a noun | noun that shows ownership or relationship |
| object of a preposition | noun or pronoun that follows a preposition |
| pronoun | word that is used in place of a noun or a pronoun |
| personal pronouns | I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them, my mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its,our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs |
| direct object | word or group of words that names the reciever of the action or an action verb |
| indirect object | word or group of words that tells to whom or what an action is performed |
| linking verb | links the subject to a word in the predicate |
| present, present participle, past, past participle | what are the 4 basic parts of a verb? |
| adjective | word that modifies or describes a noun or a pronoun |
| adverb | word that modifies a verb, an a adjective, or another adverb |
| conjunction | word used to join words or groups of words |
| gerund | verbal that ends in -ing & acts as a noun |
| participle | verb form that acts as an adjective |
| infinitive | verb that usually begins with the word to and that acts as a noun, an adjective, or adverb |
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