English Grammar Terms

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Card 1
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Modal verbs
Definition
Should, Might, Can, Will, Would, Could, May - verbs used to express modality
Card 2
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Sentence adverbs
Definition
Almost, Hardly, Nearly, Quite, Rather, Ever, Never, Often, Rarely, Sometimes, Certainly, Naturally, Obviously, Probably
Card 3
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Ordinary adverbs
Definition
Adjectives with endings: -ly (Wonderfully, perfectly, happily), -lly (Wholly), -ic/-ical/-ically (Heroically, economically)
Card 4
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Prepositions
Definition
after, into, between, under, at, behind, against, for, in, in front of, on, by, among, towards
Card 5
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Simple tense
Definition
Routine or always happening
Card 6
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Continuous tense
Definition
Ongoing actions, descriptions/completed actions, parallel actions
Card 7
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Active voice
Definition
The subject does something
Card 8
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Passive voice
Definition
The object does something, or focus is on the action/object rather than who performs it
Card 9
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Articles
Definition
a, an, the - a before consonants, an before vowels, the before nouns in definite form
Card 10
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Adjectives
Definition
Words that describe nouns - positive (basic form), comparative (comparison), superlative (most extreme)
Card 11
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Relative pronouns
Definition
that, who, whose, which - pronouns that introduce relative clauses
Card 12
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Noun/Substantive
Definition
Words that name people, places, things, or ideas
Card 13
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Verb
Definition
Words that express actions, states, or occurrences
Card 14
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Adjective
Definition
Words that describe or modify nouns
Card 15
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Adverb
Definition
Words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs; sometimes nouns
Card 16
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Preposition
Definition
Words that show relationships between nouns/pronouns and other words
Card 17
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Pronoun
Definition
Words that replace nouns in sentences