A | B |
suffix | added to the end of a word |
prefix | added to the beginning of words |
root | basic meaning of the word |
noun | person, place, thing, or idea |
present perfect tense | helping verb has or have |
past perfect tense | have helping verb had |
Adjectives | describe nouns: how many? what kind? which one? |
Adverbs | words that describe verbs: when, where, why, how, to what extent |
pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
Phrase | group of words, single word |
Clause | group of words with subject and predicate |
independent clauses/simple sentence | subject and predicate and complete thought |
dependent clause | must combine with an independent clause |
compound sentence | two sentence/independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction |
complex sentence | one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses |