Grammatical Terms Review 1

A part of speech used to identify a noun. 

An adjective that tells the difference between two objects, people, ideas, or places

How a word or part of speech can or should be used can be disagreed upon.

A group of words consisting of at least one subject and at least one verb that express a complete thought. 

A phrase, usually a prepositional phrase, that can modify a noun or pronoun. 

A word that describes a noun or pronoun.  Examples: Pretty cat, wrinkled face 

Process and rules that determine whether or not a letter is used in its uppercase or lowercase form.

A dependent clause (includes a subject and a verb) that acts as an adverb

Using as few words as necessary to convey the point the writer or speaker is trying to convey.

A punctuation mark used to set off introductory material, connect independent clauses, separate items in a series, etc.

When the subject is acting, the verb is in the ....

A phrase that consists of a noun or pronoun and at least one other word

A noun that does not name a specific person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.

Two independent clauses (simple sentences) joined together with the correct punctuation

A phrase, usually a prepositional phrase, that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

A punctuation mark that is used to signify ownership, to join contractions, and to represent the omission of letters

uses more and less to compare to what degree two object perform an action.

A sound represented by the letters of the alphabet excluding the vowels

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

Universally accepted rules in the correct spelling of words.

An independent clause (simple sentence) with a dependent clause coming before or after.

is used to speak of an event whose occurrence depends on another condition

When writing, letters in the same word should be spaced closely together.

Rhetorically sound essays, articles, novels, poems, short stories, or plays at the proper level of difficulty.

used to introduce a longer list of items or a quotation that is more than four lines

An adverb that is used to join two independent clauses.

The joining of two words with an apostrophe being used to signify the dropping of a letter or letters. 

A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause. 

A singular noun that represents many members or parts as a whole. 

A part of speech used as connectors between words, clause, sentences, or phrases.