Sentence Structure Vocabulary

Front

A word showing action transferred to a noun/pronoun after a verb.

Back

transitive verb

Front

Who or what is doing the action in a sentence?

Back

subject

Front

Implied subject of a command sentence

Back

understood you

Front

Word showing action or state of being

Back

verb

Front

Primary action or state of being word

Back

main verb

Front

Words added to the main verb to change tense

Back

Helping verb

Front

Word showing state of being, connecting subject with a noun/adjective.

Back

linking verb

Front

Two or more nouns/pronouns sharing the same verb(s)

Back

Compound subject

Front

Two or more action words sharing the same subject.

Back

Compound verb

Front

Word/phrase/clause that describes another word in a sentence

Back

modifier