Academic Practice - Random

a word that names a person, place, concept, or object, essentially, anything that names a thing

a noun that refers to physical objects

a noun that refers to intangible qualities like love or courage

a noun that are general names for things

a noun that are names or titles for specific things

words you substitute for specific nouns when the reader or listener already knows which specific noun you're referring to

pronouns for specific persons or things

pronouns that indicate ownership: mine, yours, their

pronouns that emphasize another noun or pronoun

pronouns that introduce a subordinate clause

pronouns that identify, point to, or refer to nouns: this, that, these

words that describe specific actions, whether physical or mental

verbs that refer to literal actions

verbs that refer to feelings or states of being, like to love and to be

an action verb that requires a direct object to complete it's meaning

an action verb that does not require a direct object to complete it's meaning

the words that describe or modifies a noun or pronoun

opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose

adjective: red, large, cheerful

adjective: many, three, few

adjective: taller, more beautiful

adjective: tallest, most beautiful

a word that describes an adjective, verb, or another one of it's kind. Often ends in -ly.

a word that tells you the relationships between other words in a sentence, placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence

make it possible to build complex sentences that express multiple ideas

conjunctions that connect grammatically equal elements: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet

conjunctions connect clauses that are not equal: because, although, while, since

other conjunction type: either/or, neither/nor

a word or phrase that expresses a strong emotion, command, reaction, or sudden feeling. Often used as an exclamation and is typically followed by a comma or exclamation mark.

a verbal slip-up where the initial sounds or letters of two or more words in a phrase are transposed, often resulting in a humorous phrase. For example, saying "blushing crow" instead of "crushing blow"

are two or more words that are spelled identically, but have different sounds and meanings. example, tear as in rip and tear as in crying tear

are two or more words with the same pronunciation but different origins or spelling, for example new and knew

a verb that describes things like qualities, states of existence, opinions, beliefs, and emotions

stative verbs that link a subject with a subject complement

works with other verbs to change the meaning of a sentence

used to give a sentence a specific mood, each is used differently, and they can express concepts such as ability, necessity, possibility, or permission

it it's past tense form and past participle ends in -ed, -d, or the verb -t variant verb.

past tense and past participle form doesn't end in -ed, -d, and doesn't use the -t variant.

combinations of a verb with prepositions and/or adverbs that have a different meaning from the individual words used to form them

a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb, and it forms a single grammatical unit that can be a complete sentence or part of one.

a dependent clause that functions as a noun, performing a role like the subject or object in a sentence

a dependent clause that functions as an adverb, modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb by providing information about when, where, why, how, or to what extent an action occurs.

a dependent clause that functions as an adjective to describe or modify a noun or pronoun

are part of simple sentences

not a complete sentence, sometimes known as a subordinate clause, depend on independent clauses to clearly express ideas

contains two or more independent clauses

a sentence that includes an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

a sentence that includes two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

words that come before a noun to explain which noun you're referring to, the noun's quantity or whether the noun is general or specific.

a group of words that functions as a single unit within a sentence, but does not contain both a subject and a predicate

a phrase that describes or otherwise provides additional meaning for an adjective

a phrase that takes on the role of an adverb in a sentence

a phrase that provides detail or clarification about a noun

phrases that contain a verb and any linking verb or modifiers

phrases that include a preposition and it's object, can also include modifiers, but the don't have to

a phrase that includes a gerund and it's modifiers

a phrase made up of an infinitive and the words that give it clarity

modified verbs that take on the role of adjectives

short descriptions that add detail about a noun by defining it

a noun created by adding -ing to a verb

phrases that communicate specific ideas through "softer", more polite language, are typically used to avoid speaking directly about subjects that evoke an unpleasant image or otherwise make the speaker or listener uncomfortable

a pithy phrase that uses figurative language to describe something

sayings that convey a general truth or observation, usually through metaphor

a type of saying that expresses a universal truth, imparts advice

phrase that expresses a point through symbolic language, usually used for rhetorical and storytelling purposes

comparing objects using the words like or as

comparing objects without using the words like or as

ascribing human traits, actions, or emotions to animals or objects

self-contradictory statements that express a truth

deliberately underplaying something to make a statement about how large it actually is

referring to a concept by a closely related term

referring to an object or person by just a part of the whole

phrase that's been cemented into our consciousness in a specific order, also known as a set phrase

words that appear before nouns to indicate whether the noun is specific or general

a determiner (THE in English) that introduces a noun phrase and implies that the thing mentioned has already been mentioned

a determiner (A and AN in English) that introduces a noun phrase and implies that the thing referred to is nonspecific

nouns like information, wealth, and water, cannot be easily quantified. They include intangible concepts like animal husbandry and space, nouns that are generally considered as whole like jewelry and equipment, and homogeneous substances like sand and air. Also known as mass nouns.

words used to discuss the parts of a group in relation to the whole group