Classical Conversations Grammar Flashcards
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Classical Conversations Grammar Flashcards

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What are the four structures of a sentence?

Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

What are the four purposes of a sentence?

Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory

What are the 7 sentence patterns?

S-Vi, S-Vt-DO, S-VL-PN, S-VL-PA, S-Vt-IO-DO, S-Vt-DO-OCN, S-Vt-DO-OCA

What is a phrase?

<p>A group of words that does NOT contain both a subject and a verb and may be used as a single part of speech.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a clause?

<p>A group of words that DOES contain both a subject and a verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are two types of clauses?

<p>Independent clauses and subordinate clauses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an independent clause?

<p>Expresses a complete thought like a sentence and can stand alone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a simple subject?

<p>It is just the subject without its modifiers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the simple predicate?

<p>It is just the verb without its modifiers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the five parts of a complete sentence?

<p>Subject, verb, capital letter, end mark, makes complete sense.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the eight parts of speech?

<p>Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, interjections, prepositions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a noun?

<p>Names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a pronoun?

<p>Replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a verb?

<p>Is a word that asserts an action, shows a state of being, or links 2 words together, or helps another verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an adverb?

<p>Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a conjunction?

<p>A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an interjection?

<p>A word or phrase used as a strong expression of feeling or emotion and is grammatically unconnected to a sentence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a preposition?

<p>Relates a noun or pronoun to another word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a prepositional phrase?

<p>Consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers that may exist between them and functions as an adverb or an adjective in a sentence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an adjective?

<p>Modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, qualifying, or limiting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four types of verbs?

<p>Intransitive, transitive, linking, helping.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an intransitive verb?

<p>A verb that does not transfer action to another word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a transitive verb?

<p>A verb that transfers its action to an object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a linking verb?

<p>A verb that makes an assertion by joining two words and either renames the subject with a predicate noun or describes the subject with a predicate adjective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a helping verb?

<p>A verb that helps another verb assert action, being, or existence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a verb phrase?

<p>The main verb and its helping verbs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an infinitive?

<p>'To' added to a verb used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a participle?

<p>A verb form used as an adjective and most often ends in -ed, -en, or -ing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a present participle?

<p>A verb plus -ing used as a noun, adjective, or multi-part verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a past participle?

<p>A verb plus -ed, -en, or an irregular form used as an adjective or multi-part verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three verb times used to make verb tense?

<p>Past, present, and future.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four verb forms used to make verb tense?

<p>Simple, perfect, progressive, and perfect progressive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a collective noun?

<p>A type of noun that refers to a group composed of members (flock, herd, audience).</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the noun cases?

<p>The noun cases are nominative, objective, possessive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is a noun said to be in the nominative case?

<p>When it functions as a subject or a predicate nominative.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a predicate nominative?

<p>A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies or renames the subject.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Sentence Structures and Purposes

  • Four sentence structures: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex.
  • Four purposes of a sentence: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory.

Sentence Patterns

  • Seven sentence patterns: S-Vi (Subject-Verb intransitive), S-Vt-DO (Subject-Verb transitive-Direct Object), S-VL-PN (Subject-Verb Linking-Predicate Noun), S-VL-PA (Subject-Verb Linking-Predicate Adjective), S-Vt-IO-DO (Subject-Verb transitive-Indirect Object-Direct Object), S-Vt-DO-OCN (Subject-Verb transitive-Direct Object-Object Complement Noun), S-Vt-DO-OCA (Subject-Verb transitive-Direct Object-Object Complement Adjective).

Phrases and Clauses

  • Phrase: A group of words without both a subject and a verb, functioning as a single part of speech.
  • Clause: A group of words that includes both a subject and a verb.
  • Two types of clauses: Independent clauses (can stand alone) and subordinate clauses (cannot stand alone).

Sentence Components

  • Independent clause: Expresses a complete thought and stands alone as a sentence.
  • Simple subject: The subject without additional modifiers.
  • Simple predicate: The verb without additional modifiers.

Complete Sentence Parts

  • Five parts of a complete sentence: Subject, verb, capital letter, end mark, and it makes complete sense.

Parts of Speech

  • Eight parts of speech: Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, interjections, prepositions.

Nouns and Pronouns

  • Noun: Names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea.
  • Pronoun: Replaces a noun to avoid repetition.

Verbs and Their Types

  • Verb: Asserts action, shows a state of being, links words, or helps another verb.
  • Four types of verbs: Intransitive (do not transfer action), Transitive (transfer action), Linking (join two words), Helping (assist another verb).
  • Verb phrase: The main verb combined with its helping verbs.

Adjectives and Adverbs

  • Adjective: Modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, qualifying, or limiting it.
  • Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Prepositions and Conjunctions

  • Preposition: Relates a noun or pronoun to another word.
  • Conjunction: Connects words, phrases, or clauses.

Infinitives and Participles

  • Infinitive: "To" plus a verb functioning as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
  • Participle: A verb form used as an adjective, ending in -ed, -en, or -ing.
  • Present participle: Verb with -ing, used as a noun, adjective, or in multi-part verbs.
  • Past participle: Verb with -ed, -en, or irregular form, used as an adjective or in multi-part verbs.

Verb Tenses and Forms

  • Three verb times: Past, present, future.
  • Four verb forms: Simple, perfect, progressive, perfect progressive.

Nouns and Cases

  • Collective noun: Refers to a group composed of members (e.g., flock, herd, audience).
  • Noun cases: Nominative, objective, possessive.
  • Nominative case: When a noun functions as a subject or a predicate nominative.

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