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6th Grade English - Grammar Terms 12/17 midterm

Terms in this set (43)

Type of sentence that shows sudden or strong feeling
Exclamatory
Type of sentence that asks a question
Interrogative
Type of sentence that makes a statement
Declarative
Type of sentence that gives a command or makes a request
Imperative
Introductory words used to introduce a dependent clause
Subordinating Conjunction
One independent clause
Simple Sentence
Two independent clauses joined by a comma and conjunction (and, but, or) or a semicolon
Compound Sentence
Independent clause and dependent clause
Complex Sentence
Prepositional phrase that modifies (describes) a noun
Note: this will come immediately after the noun it describes
Adjectival
Prepositional phrase that modifies a verb
Adverbial
All the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
Complete Subject
The main word or words in a complete subject that tell whom or what the sentence is about
Simple Subject
All the words that tell what the subject is or does
Complete Predicate
The main word or words in the complete predicate (the verb)
Simple Predicate
A group of words that has both a subject and a predicate working together and can stand alone as a sentence and expresses a complete thought.
Independent Clause
Two or more of the same sentence part (subject, verb, etc) joined by a conjunction
Compound
A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate but it does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence. It will come either at the beginning of the sentence (and be set off by a comma) or at the end of the sentence (after the independent clause) and include a subordinating conjunction at the beginning.
Dependent Clause
Noun or pronoun that follows a preposition and answers "what" or "whom" about the preposition
Object of the preposition
A group of words used as a sentence but does not express a complete thought
Fragment
noun that names general people, places, things, or ideas
Common Noun
noun that names specific people, places, things, or ideas - is always capitalized
Proper Noun
nouns made up of more than one noun - may be spelled as one word, two words, or as two or more hyphenated words
Compound Noun
A noun or noun phrase that renames or gives more information about a noun - it comes immediately after the noun it renames and is often set off by commas
Appositive
Noun that names one person, place, thing, or idea
Singular Noun
Noun that names more than one person, place, thing, or idea
Plural Noun
Nouns that show ownership, includes an apostrophe (note how to use the apostrophe based on singular or plural spelling)
Possessive Noun
Tells what the subject is by showing a relationship between the subject and a noun or adjective in the predicate
Linking Verb
The word that comes between the verb and direct object that answers "to whom" or "for whom" the action was done
Indirect Object
Tells what the subject does
Action Verb
Describes the subject
Predicate Adjective
Receives the action of the verb and answers "whom" or "what" about the verb
Direct Object
Renames (equals) the subject
Predicate Noun
Part of speech of the direct object and indirect object
Noun
Part of the sentence that will never contain an important sentence part (subject/verb or any part of the sentence pattern)
Prepositional Phrase
Three principal parts of verbs
Present, Past, Past Participle
All perfect tense verbs use this principal part
Past Participle
All present tense verbs use this principal part
Present
All past tense verbs use this principal part
Past
All future tense verbs use this principal part
Present
Helping verb used with future tense verbs
Will/Shall
Helping verbs used with present perfect tense verbs
Have (plural)/Has (singular)
Helping verb used with past perfect tense verbs
Had
Helping verbs used with future perfect tense verbs
Will/Shall Have
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