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Grammar WTK's
Stack #96190
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compound | a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses |
| complex | Contains a combination of independent and dependent clauses |
| simple | a sentence that contains one independent clause |
| phrase | a group of words that does not contain a predicate and subject |
| clause | a group of words that does contain a predicate/subject set |
| grammar | a way of thinking about language |
| parts of speech | the eight kinds of words in the English language |
| noun | names a person, place, thing, or idea |
| verb | expresses action or a state of being |
| linking verb | state of being verbs |
| Common Linking Verbs | is am are was were be being been |
| adjective | modifies a noun or pronoun |
| adverb | modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| first person pronouns | I, me, my, we, us, mine |
| second person pronouns | you |
| third person pronouns | he, she, it, him, her, them, they |
| preposition | combines with a noun or pronoun to make a phrase |
| conjunction | connects words, phrases, and clauses |
| interjection | expresses strong emotion or feeling |
| interrogative | a sentence that asks a question |
| declarative | a sentence that makes a statement |
| imperative | a sentence that makes a command |
| exclamatory | a sentence that exclaims |
| subject | who or what the sentence is about |
| predicate | the action or state of being part of the sentence |
| Coordinating Conjunctions | FANBOYS |
| FANBOYS | For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So |
| Articles | A, An, The |
| Which Part of Speech are Articles? | Adjectives |
| Subordinating Conjunctions | A WHITE BUS |
| A WHITE BUS | After, When, How, If, Then, Even though, Because, Until, Since |
| Subject Pronouns | I, You, He, She, It, We, You,They |
| Object Pronouns | Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, You, Them |
| Three Degrees of Adjectives | Positive, Comparative, Superlative |
| Four Levels of Grammar | Parts of Speech, Parts of Sentence, Phrases, Clauses |
| Sentence | A group of words that has a subject and its predicate, and makes a complete thought |
| Fragment | an incomplete thought |
| Simple Predicate | THE VERB |
| Direct Object | The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the action verb |
| Indirect Object | The noun or object pronoun between the action verb and the direct object, that is indirectly affected by the action. |
| Subject Complement | The noun, subject pronoun, or adjective, that is linked to the subject by a linking verb, and that tells more about the subject. |
| Predicate Nominative | A subject complement that is a noun or pronoun |
| Predicate Adjective | A subject complement that is an adjective |
| Prepositional Phrase | A phrase beginning with a preposition, used as a modifier |
| Appositive | An interrupting definition |
| Verbal | A verb used as a noun, adjective, or adverb |
| The Three Kinds of Verbals | Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives |
| Gerund | An -ing verb used as a noun |
| Participle | a verb of various endings used as an adjective |
| Infinitive | the to- form of the verb, used as a modifier |
| Narrative | Writing that tells a story |
| Expository | writing that informs or puts out information |
| descriptive | Writing that describes |
| Persuasive | Writing that persuades or attempt to convince the reader |
| RAFT | prewriting strategy that includes ROLE, AUDIENCE, FORMAT, and TOPIC |
| FORM | type of writing or the way a piece of writing is put together |
| SAE | Standard American English |
| MLA | Modern Language Association |
| Purpose | The specific reason that a person has for writing |
| Style | How an author writes (choice of words and sentences) |
| TOPIC | The specific subject of a piece of writing |
| Transition | a word or phrase that connects or ties two ideas together smoothly |
| Voice | A writer's unique, personal, tone or feeling that comes across in a piece of writing |
| Body | the main or middle part in a piece of writing that comes between the beginning and ending and includes the main points |
| Dialogue | conversation between characters/having the people in your writing speak for themselves |
| Tone | a writer's attitude toward his or her subject |
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