A group of words that starts with the word "to" followed by a verb form that looks like a verb but can act like a noun, adjective or adverb in the sentence.
What is an infinitive phrase?
100
A group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand alone.
What is an independent clause?
100
They can follow an action verb and tell whom or what is receiving the action of the action verb.
What is a direct object?
100
A noun or pronoun that modifies another noun or pronoun.
What is an appositive?
200
describes nouns and pronouns in a sentence.
What is an adjective?
200
A phrase with a verb form ending in -ing that acts as a noun in a sentence.
What is a gerund phrase?
200
A group of words with a subject and verb that can not stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is a dependent/subordinate clause?
200
Nouns can function as who or what the sentence is about.
What is the subject?
200
This follows an action verb and tells to whom, to what, for whom, or for what the action is being done.
What is an indirect object?
300
describes verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
What is an adverb?
300
A group of words that starts with a preposition and is followed by its object of the prep and all modifiers.
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
A subordinate clause that functions as a noun in the sentence.
What is a noun clause?
300
Nouns can follow a linking verb and provide more information about the subject of the sentence.
What is a predicate nominative?
300
Relative pronouns like who, whom, whose, which, that and relative adverbs like when, where, and why.
What are indicating words for an adjective clause?
400
a directional word like in, to, from, beside, over.
What is a preposition?
400
What is a group of words that functions as an adjective containing a verb form ending in -ing?
What is a participial phrase?
400
A subordinate clause that functions as an adjective in the sentence.
What is an adjective/relative clause?
400
Nouns can follow a preposition and express relationships of location, direction, or time.
What is object of the preposition?
400
An independent clause is a the same as
What is a complete sentence?
500
A noun and a verb serve as what major parts of a sentenece?
What is the simple subject and simple predicate?
500
A group of words that acts as a single part of speech?
What is a phrase?
500
A subordinate clause that functions as an adverb in the sentence.
What is an adverb clause?
500
These types of phrases can function as a noun. (3)
What is gerund, appositive,and infinitive phrases?