Grammar Syntax Study Cards

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Sentence Structures

Different ways to structure sentences, including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

Parts of Speech

The different categories of words in a language, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

Subject-Verb Agreement

The agreement between the subject and verb in a sentence, ensuring that they match in number and person.

Punctuation

The use of marks such as commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points to clarify meaning and indicate pauses or emphasis in writing.

Modifiers

Words or phrases that provide additional information about other words in a sentence, including adjectives and adverbs.

Tenses

The different forms of verbs that indicate the time of an action or state, including past, present, and future tenses.

Clauses

Groups of words that contain a subject and a verb, functioning as a complete thought or as part of a larger sentence.

Phrases

Groups of words that function as a single part of speech, often lacking a subject or verb.

Parallelism

The use of similar grammatical structures or patterns in a sentence or paragraph to create balance and rhythm.

Conjunctions

Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses, such as 'and', 'but', 'or', and 'because'.

Prepositions

Words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, indicating location, time, or direction.

Dependent and Independent Clauses

Clauses that can stand alone as a sentence (independent) or cannot stand alone and rely on another clause for meaning (dependent).

Sentence Fragments

Incomplete sentences that lack a subject, verb, or complete thought, often resulting in confusion or ambiguity.

Run-on Sentences

Sentences that contain multiple independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions, resulting in a lack of clarity or coherence.

Comma Usage

The rules for using commas to separate items in a list, set off introductory elements, indicate pauses, and clarify meaning.

Semicolon and Colon Usage

The proper use of semicolons to join related independent clauses and colons to introduce lists, explanations, or quotations.

Quotation Marks

Punctuation marks used to indicate direct speech, dialogue, or quotations from other sources.

Capitalization

The use of capital letters to indicate the beginning of a sentence, proper nouns, titles, and important words in titles or headings.

Subject and Object Pronouns

Pronouns that replace nouns as the subject or object of a sentence, such as 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', 'they', 'me', 'him', 'her', 'us', and 'them'.

Adjectives and Adverbs

Words that modify or describe nouns (adjectives) or verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs (adverbs).

Nouns and Pronouns

Words that represent people, places, things, or ideas (nouns) or replace nouns in a sentence (pronouns).

Verb Tenses

The different forms of verbs that indicate the time of an action or state, including past, present, and future tenses.

Active and Passive Voice

The difference between sentences in which the subject performs the action (active voice) and sentences in which the subject receives the action (passive voice).

Comparatives and Superlatives

Forms of adjectives and adverbs used to compare two or more things (comparatives) or to compare one thing to all others in a group (superlatives).

Conditional Sentences

Sentences that express a condition and its result, often using words like 'if', 'unless', 'when', or 'provided that'.

Direct and Indirect Speech

The difference between reporting someone's words directly (using quotation marks) and indirectly (without quotation marks).

Gerunds and Infinitives

Verb forms that function as nouns, often ending in '-ing' (gerunds) or 'to' + base form of the verb (infinitives).

Modal Verbs

Auxiliary verbs that express necessity, possibility, ability, permission, or obligation, such as 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'must', 'shall', 'should', 'will', 'would'.

Relative Clauses

Clauses that provide additional information about a noun or pronoun, often introduced by relative pronouns like 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', or 'that'.

Articles

Words used before nouns to indicate whether the noun is specific or general, including 'a', 'an', and 'the'.

Negation

The use of words like 'not', 'no', 'never', or 'neither' to express negation or denial in a sentence.

Word Order

The arrangement of words in a sentence to convey meaning and ensure clarity, including subject-verb-object order and other sentence structures.

Phrasal Verbs

Verbs that consist of a main verb and one or more particles (prepositions or adverbs), often with idiomatic meanings.

Idioms

Expressions or phrases that have a figurative meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words, often specific to a language or culture.

Interjections

Words or phrases used to express strong emotions or sudden reactions, often followed by an exclamation mark.

Determiners

Words that introduce or specify nouns, including articles, demonstratives, possessives, and quantifiers.

Adjective and Adverb Clauses

Clauses that function as adjectives or adverbs, providing additional information about nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.

Indirect Questions

Questions that are embedded within a statement or another question, often used in more formal or indirect speech.

Participles

Verb forms that can function as adjectives, often ending in '-ed' (past participle) or '-ing' (present participle).

Quantifiers

Words or phrases that indicate the quantity or amount of something, such as 'some', 'many', 'few', 'much', 'all', 'none', 'every', 'each', 'several', 'a few', 'a lot', 'plenty', 'most'.

Sentence Types

Different types of sentences, including declarative (statements), interrogative (questions), imperative (commands), and exclamatory (exclamations).

Comma Splices

Sentences that incorrectly join two independent clauses with only a comma, without a coordinating conjunction or proper punctuation.

Parallel Structure

The use of similar grammatical structures or patterns in a sentence or paragraph to create balance and rhythm.