This is the root of a verb plus the word 'to'.
Examples: to run, to jump, to play
What is an infinitive?
100
These pronouns emphasize the word to which they refer. They are personal pronouns that end with -self.
Examples: herself, himself, yourself, itself, and myself
What are intensive pronouns?
100
This is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb. If it does not complete a thought, it is not a sentence.
What is a clause?
100
A group of related words that lacks either a subject or a verb.
What is a phrase?
200
Any noun that can be numbered.
Examples: desks, pencils, teachers
What is a countable noun?
200
True or False?
The active voice happens only in the present tense.
What is false? A verb's voice is unrelated to its tense. Voice can be active or passive in any tense.
Tyler gave Samantha his notes.
Tyler gives Samantha his notes.
Both active because Tyler (the subject) is performing the action.
200
Pronouns that indicate unspecified quantities or degrees. They do not need an antecedent.
Examples: everybody, somebody, all, some, most, and many
What are indefinite pronouns?
200
dependent, independent, and elliptical
What are the three types of clauses?
200
This is a phrase containing a preposition (under, on, for, with), a noun, and often adjectives that modify it. These phrases often describe where or when something is happening.
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
Any noun that cannot be numbered.
Examples: rain, sugar, fire, wind
What is a non-count or mass noun?
300
Change this sentence so that it is in the active voice:
My mom was told by my coach that I had skipped practice.
What is My coach told my mom that I had skipped practice.
300
A noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that ends a phrase begun by a preposition.
What is a prepositional object?
300
This does not contain a complete thought and relies on the rest of the sentence to explain it. They cannot stand alone.
Example: 'Once I get my driver's license' in the following sentence:
Once I get my driver's license I'll give you a ride to school.
What is a dependent clause.
300
True or False?
Phrases never have subjects.
What is false. A phrase can have a subject if it doesn't have a verb. (If it has both, it is a clause).
400
A noun that takes on a singular form but refers to a group.
Examples: team, band, division
What is a collective noun?
400
This indicates the time in which the action is performed. There are three possible times: past, present, and future. Each has four forms: simple, perfect, progressive, and perfect progressive.
What is verb tense?
400
A noun or pronoun that identifies to whom or for whom the object is performed. It can be identified by asking to whom, for whom, or for what the verb's action was taken.
What is an indirect object?
400
This expresses a complete thought, just like a sentence. It contains a subject and a verb.
Example: 'Madison felt free' in the following sentence:
For the first time in her life, Madison felt free.
What is an independent clause?
400
This is a phrase that operates as a subject and contains a gerund (a verb ending in -ing).
Example: washing the dishes
What is a gerund phrase?
500
This modifies or clarifies the noun or noun phrase that precedes it.
Example: Ivan the Terrible ruled for a number of years.
'the Terrible' tells us something about Ivan.
What is an appositive?
500
This is used in dependent clauses to indicate unreal or counterfactual conditions. It is typically formed by using the past tense plural form of the verb, even if the subject is singular.
Example: If I were Brazilian, I would speak Portuguese.
What is the subjunctive mood?
500
Pronouns that relate a group of words to a noun or another pronoun.
Examples: who, whom, which, and that.
I ran into John, who was recently dumped by his girlfriend. 'who' is an example of this type of pronoun.
What is a relative pronoun?
500
This is a dependent clause that implies the subject and verb.
Example: 'Though unpopular during his lifetime' in the following sentence:
Though unpopular during his lifetime, Van Gogh became one of the world's most celebrated painters after his death.
What is an elliptical clause?
500
This is a phrase that contains a present participle (an -ing ending verb) or a past participle (an -ed ending verb) and acts as an adjective. If these phrases begin sentences, they are typically set off by a comma. If they are in the middle of a sentence, they are set off by two commas.
Example: Having changed hands many times, the dollar bill was dirty and wrinkled.