Grammar Flashcard

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What is a verb type in grammar?

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A category of verbs (e.g., action, linking, helping) based on their function in a sentence

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What are the verb types in the sentence: "She runs quickly and has finished her homework"?

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Runs (action/intransitive), has finished (helping + action/transitive)

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What is a personal pronoun and its case?

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A pronoun replacing a noun (e.g., I, you, he). Cases: nominative (subject), objective (object), possessive (ownership)

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What is the antecedent of 'it' in: "The cat purred because it was happy"?

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The cat

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Prepositional phrase

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A group of words starting with a preposition and ending with an object (e.g., "in the house")

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What is the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

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Coordinating (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) join equal clauses; subordinating (because, if, when) introduce dependent clauses

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What is a simple subject vs. a compound subject?

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Simple: One subject (The dog barked). Compound: Multiple subjects (The dog and cat played)

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What is a complete predicate?

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The verb + all modifiers/complements in a sentence (e.g., "ran quickly to the store")

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What is a direct object vs. an indirect object?

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Direct: Receives the action (She threw the ball). Indirect: Receives the direct object (She gave me the book)

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What is a gerund phrase?

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A phrase starting with a gerund (-ing verb acting as a noun: "Swimming daily is healthy")