English Grammar Study Cards

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Noun

A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Adverb

A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

Conjunction

A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.

Interjection

A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise.

Subject

The part of a sentence that performs the action or is being described.

Predicate

The part of a sentence that provides information about the subject.

Direct Object

The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly.

Indirect Object

The noun or pronoun that receives the direct object.

Subject-Verb Agreement

The agreement between the subject and the verb in a sentence.

Verb Tense

The form of a verb that shows the time of an action or state of being.

Simple Present Tense

The form of a verb that expresses a habitual action or a general truth.

Simple Past Tense

The form of a verb that expresses a completed action in the past.

Simple Future Tense

The form of a verb that expresses an action that will happen in the future.

Present Continuous Tense

The form of a verb that expresses an ongoing action in the present.

Past Continuous Tense

The form of a verb that expresses an ongoing action in the past.

Future Continuous Tense

The form of a verb that expresses an ongoing action that will happen in the future.

Present Perfect Tense

The form of a verb that expresses a past action with a connection to the present.

Past Perfect Tense

The form of a verb that expresses a past action that occurred before another past action.

Future Perfect Tense

The form of a verb that expresses a future action that will be completed before another future action.

Active Voice

The form of a verb in which the subject performs the action.

Passive Voice

The form of a verb in which the subject receives the action.

Comparative Degree

The form of an adjective or adverb that compares two things.

Superlative Degree

The form of an adjective or adverb that compares more than two things.

Conditional Sentence

A sentence that expresses a condition and its result.

Modal Verb

A type of auxiliary verb that expresses necessity, possibility, or permission.

Relative Clause

A clause that provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in the main clause.

Articles

The words 'a', 'an', and 'the' that precede a noun and indicate its specificity.

Gerund

A verb form that functions as a noun and ends in '-ing'.

Infinitive

The base form of a verb, usually preceded by 'to'.

Phrasal Verb

A verb that consists of a main verb and one or more particles.

Sentence Fragment

An incomplete sentence that lacks a subject, predicate, or both.

Run-on Sentence

Two or more independent clauses joined together without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

Subject-Verb Inversion

The reversal of the usual word order of a sentence for emphasis or to form a question.

Double Negative

The use of two negative words in a sentence, which often results in a positive meaning.

Capitalization Rules

The rules for using capital letters in writing.

Spelling Rules

The rules for correctly spelling words in English.

Homophones

Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

Synonym

A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word.

Antonym

A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Prefix

A word part added to the beginning of a base word to create a new word with a different meaning.

Suffix

A word part added to the end of a base word to create a new word with a different meaning.

Figures of Speech

Expressions or phrases that are not meant to be taken literally and often add vividness or emphasis to a sentence.

Sentence Diagramming

A visual representation of the structure of a sentence, showing how words and phrases relate to each other.

Sentence Combining

The process of joining two or more sentences to create a single, more complex sentence.

Proofreading

The process of carefully reviewing a written text for errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style.

Editing

The process of revising and improving a written text for clarity, coherence, and effectiveness.