| A | B |
| paragraph | a goup of sentences related to a single topic |
| participle | a form to the verb used in certain tenses |
| present participle | the -ing form of the word |
| past participle | the -en form in regular verbs |
| person | the forms of verbs and pronouns that indicate the speaker, who/what is being spoken to and who/what is being spoken about |
| prefixes | groups of letters added to the beginning of words |
| phrase | a word or group of words without a subject and/or predicate |
| participial phrase | a phrase beginning with a participle |
| prepositional phrase | a phrase beginning with a preposition |
| appositive phrase | a phrase that means the same as someone/thing mentioned earlier in the sentence |
| predicate | the parts of a sentence related to the verb |
| preposition | a word that indicates relationship to a noun or pronoun |
| pronoun | a word that takes the place of a noun |
| sentence | a group of words that express a complete thought, feeling, or idea |
| sematics | the study of meaning in language |
| suffixes | groups of letters added to the end of a word |
| syntax | the way words are grouped together |
| tense | the way verbs show action and states of being in relation to time |
| verb | a word that indicates action or state of being |
| stative verb | a verb that indicates state of being |
| action verb | a verb that indicates action |
| voice | indicates action/responsibility or the state of being acted upon |
| active voice | indicates action or responsibility of the part of the subject |
| passive voice | indicates that the subject is acted upon |