Podcast Beta
Questions and Answers
What is the term for a noun that refers to a specific person, place, or organization?
What is the term for a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence?
What is the term for a verb that connects the subject to additional information?
What is the term for a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term for a noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or things?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term for a word that expresses action, occurrence, or state of being?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Grammatical Functions
- Subject: The noun or pronoun that performs the action described by the verb.
- Object: The noun or pronoun that receives the action described by the verb.
- Complement: A word or phrase that renames or describes the subject.
- Modifier: A word or phrase that provides additional information about another word or phrase.
- Predicate: The verb and any accompanying information that describes the action or state of being.
Grammatical Names
-
Noun: A word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea.
- Proper Noun: A noun that refers to a specific person, place, or organization.
- Common Noun: A noun that refers to a general category of things.
- Collective Noun: A noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or things.
- Abstract Noun: A noun that refers to an idea, feeling, or concept.
-
Verb: A word that expresses action, occurrence, or state of being.
- Action Verb: A verb that expresses physical or mental action.
- Linking Verb: A verb that connects the subject to additional information.
- Helping Verb: A verb that is used in conjunction with a main verb to form a verb phrase.
- Adjective: A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
- Adverb: A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another 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 other words in a sentence.
- Conjunction: A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.
- Interjection: A word that expresses emotion or feeling.
Grammatical Functions
- Subject: performs the action described by the verb
- Object: receives the action described by the verb
- Complement: renames or describes the subject
- Modifier: provides additional information about another word or phrase
- Predicate: verb and accompanying information that describes the action or state of being
Grammatical Names
Nouns
- Refer to a person, place, thing, or idea
- Types of nouns:
- Proper Noun: specific person, place, or organization
- Common Noun: general category of things
- Collective Noun: group of people, animals, or things
- Abstract Noun: idea, feeling, or concept
Verbs
- Express action, occurrence, or state of being
- Types of verbs:
- Action Verb: physical or mental action
- Linking Verb: connects subject to additional information
- Helping Verb: used with main verb to form a verb phrase
Other Parts of Speech
- Adjective: modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
- Adverb: modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
- Pronoun: takes the place of a noun in a sentence
- Preposition: shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words
- Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence
- Interjection: expresses emotion or feeling
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Test your knowledge of grammatical functions and names, including subject, object, complement, modifier, and predicate. Understand the definitions and concepts of grammatical names.
