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English grammar test 12/13/18

Terms in this set (22)

verb
expresses action or state of being
verb phrase
is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.
Examples of helping verbs
Have, Has, Had, Do, Does, Did, May, Might, Must, Can, Will, Shall, Could, Would, Should, and forms of the verb Be
Action verb
expresses either physical or mental activity.
Linking verb
connects the subject to a ward or word group that identifies or describes the
subject
Subject Complement
A word or word group in a linking verb
Transitive verb
Has an object that tells who or what receives the action of the verb
Intransitive verb
A verb that does not have an object
Adjective
To modify a noun or pronoun
Adjective can modify in four ways
What kind?
Which one?
How many?
How much?
Predicate adjective
an adjective that is in the predicate and that modifies the subject of a clause or sentence
article
a, an, the
indefinite article
they refer to any member of a general group
definite article
the refer to someone or something in particular
pronoun
Takes the place of one or more nouns
Personal pronoun
refers to the one(s) speaking, spoken to, or spoken about
Reflexive pronoun
refers to the subject of a verb and functions as a complement or an object of a preposition
intensive pronoun
emphasizes its antecedent emphasis
demonstrative pronoun
Points out another noun or pronoun
interrogative pronoun
introduces a question
relative pronoun
introduce an adjective clause
indefinite pronoun
refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not be specifically named
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