| A | B |
|---|
| modify | To add a further description; to make more specific, describe |
| adjective | A word that modifies a noun or pronoun |
| adverb | A word that modifies anything other than a noun (verb, adjective, adverb, phrase, etc.) |
| article | A word that points to a noun ("a/an" or "the") |
| positive (degree of comparison) | describes without comparison to anything else |
| comparative (degree of comparison) | describes by comparing to one other thing |
| superlative (degree of comparison) | describes by comparing to a group |
| linking verb | A verb that expresses a state of being |
| transitive verb | A verb that transfers action to a direct object |
| intransitive verb | A verb that does NOT transfer action to a direct object |
| complement | Completes the thought of a linking verb |
| predicate nominative | a noun that renames the subject and completes the thought of a linking verb |
| predicate adjective | an adjective that describes the subject and completes the thought of a linking verb |
| indefinite article | (“a/an”) points to an indefinite, non-specific noun |
| definite article | (“the”) points to a definite, specific noun: “the orangutan” |
