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Grammar Terms ~

Some of the words we use when we talk about grammar

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GRAMMARHOW WORDS ARE PUT TOGETHER
SUBJECTWHO OR WHAT DOES THE VERB.
PREDICATETELLS WHAT THE SUBJECT IS OR DOES
NOUNPERSON, PLACE, THING, IDEA
ACTION VERBSHOWS SOMETHING BEING DONE
ADJECTIVEDESCRIBES A NOUN.
ADVERBDESCRIBES A VERB, ADJECTIVE, OR ADVERB
PREPOSITIONSHOWS HOW A NOUN OR PRONOUN IS RELATED TO ANOTHER WORD. IT SHOWS DIRECTION, LOCATION, OR TIME.
DIRECT OBJECTDIRECTLY RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB. WHO OR WHAT THE VERB HITS.
INDIRECT OBJECTWHO OR WHAT BENEFITS, SUFFERS, OR IS INVOLVED.
OBJECT OF PREPOSITIONA PREPOSITION'S PARTNER WORD
UNDERSTOOD SUBJECT(YOU) THE ONE BEING TOLD TO DO SOMETHING
PREDICATE ADJECTIVEFOLLOWS A LINKING VERB AND DESCRIBES THE SUBJECT
PRONOUNA NOUN'S SUBSTITUTE WORD
SINGULARONE
PLURALMORE THAN ONE
HELPING (AUXILIARY) VERBGOES BEFORE A VERB TO HELP IT BE MORE CLEAR
CONJUNCTIONA CONNECTING WORD LIKE AND or BUT
COMMON NOUNNON-SPECIFIC NOUN, LIKE boy
PROPER NOUNSPECIFIC NOUN, LIKE JOHN
PREDICATE NOUN or NOMINATIVEFOLLOWS A LINKING VERB AND IDENTIFIES OR RENAMES THE SUBJECT
CONCRETE NOUNNOUNS YOU CAN SEE, HEAR, COUNT, ETC.
ABSTRACT NOUNNOUNS YOU CAN'T SEE, LIKE AN IDEA OR LOVE
DETERMINERA, AN, THE
INTERJECTIONWORDS OF STRONG FEELING, LIKE WOW!
LINKING (NON-ACTION) VERBDOES NOT SHOW ACTION. LINKS THE SUBJECT WITH A NOUN, PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE.



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