English Grammar Terms

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Clauses and phrases

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Clauses are groups of words with a subject and a verb. Phrases are groups of words without a subject-verb component, used as a single part of speech.

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Fragments

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Fragments are incomplete sentences that lack a main clause.

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AAAWWWUUBBIS words

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AAAWWWUUBBIS is an acronym for common subordinating conjunctions: Although, After, As, When, While, Until, Unless, Because, Before, If, Since.

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FANBOYS words

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FANBOYS is an acronym for coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

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Conjunctive adverbs

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Conjunctive adverbs are words that join two independent clauses together, such as however, therefore, moreover, consequently.

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Helping verbs

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Helping verbs are verbs that help the main verb in a sentence by extending its meaning. Examples include is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, do, does, did, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, can, could.

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Linking verbs

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Linking verbs are verbs that connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, such as is, am, are, was, were, seem, become.