Misc. Definitions
Subject of a Sentence
What is, "The subject is that part of a sentence about which something is being said?"
What are noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, conjunction, interjection, preposition, and adjective?
What are Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex?
4 Verb Types
What are Intransitive, Transitive, Linking, and Helping?
Predicate of a Sentence
What is, "The predicate is that part of a sentence that says something about the subject"?
What is, "A verb is a word that asserts an action, shows a state of being, links two words together, or helps another verb"?
4 Sentence Purposes
What are Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, and Imperative?
Last 4 Noun Usages
What are Predicate Nominative, Object Complement Noun, Noun of Direct Address, and Appositive?
4 Verb Attributes
What are Person, Number, Voice, and Mood?
Pattern of a Sentence
What is, "The pattern of a sentence is one of seven specific arrangements of words in a sentence"?
Noun
What is, "A noun names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea"?
5 Parts of a Sentence
What are Subject, Verb, Capital Letter, End Mark, and Complete Sense?
Objective Pronouns
What are me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them?
3 Verb Moods
What are Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive?
Structure of a Sentence
What is, "The structure of a sentence is the organization of clauses in a sentence"? [Optional: can add, "The four sentence structures are: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex."]
Pronoun
What is, "A pronoun replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition"?
7 Sentence Patterns
What are S-Vi, S-Vt-DO, S-Vl-PN, S-Vl-PA, S-Vt-IO-DO, S-Vt-DO-OCN, and S-Vt-DO-OCA?
What are who, whom, whose, which, that?
3 Persons, 2 Numbers, and 2 Voices
What are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; Singular or Plural; and Active and Passive?
Purpose of a Sentence
What is, "The purpose of a sentence is the intent or function of the sentence"? [Optional: can add, "The four sentence purposes are: declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, and imperative."]
Interjection
What is, "An interjection is a word or phrase used as a strong expression of feeling or emotion"?
Abbreviations for the 8 Parts of Speech
What are N (Noun), P (Pronoun), V (Verb), AV (Adverb), C (Conjunction), I (Interjection), Pr (Preposition), AJ (Adjective)?
Reflexive Pronouns
What are myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves?
12 Verb Tenses
What are Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future; Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect; Present Progressive, Past Progressive, Future Progressive; Present Perfect Progressive, Past Perfect Progressive, and Future Perfect Progressive?