Grammar

Cards (16)

  • Grammar is the study how works change, combine, and form.
  • Pronouns take the place of nouns.
  • Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas.
  • The parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection
  • A pronoun can be used to replace any noun or group of words that comes before it.
  • The subject of a sentence is what performs an action (the doer).
  • Verbs show action or state of being.
  • The object of a sentence receives the action performed by the subject.
  • Adjectives describe nouns.
  • Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
  • An independent clause can stand alone as a complete thought.
  • An adjective describes a person, place, thing, or idea.
  • A dependent clause cannot stand on its own because it needs an independent clause to make sense.
  • Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, clauses, sentences, phrases, or entire conversations.
  • Prepositions show relationships between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence.
  • An independent clause has a complete thought with a subject and predicate.