Grammar Definitions
Can stand alone as a sentence
What is an “Independent Clause”
Person, place, thing, or idea performing the action of the sentence
What is a subject?
One independent clause
A Verb that acts as an adjective.
What is a Participle?
On the first day of school students read a book about the holocaust.
On the first day of school, students read a book about the holocaust.
What is a Pronoun?
State of being or action of or by the subject.
Cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a Dependent Clause?
Words that modify or describe a noun?
What is an adjective?
There are several reasons why people are afraid to play sports and those include fear, insecurity and a lack of interest.
There are several reasons why people are afraid to play sports and those include fear, insecurity, and a lack of interest.
The Action
Verb
A phrase that starts with a preposition.
Shows the relationship of a noun with another word.
What is a Prepositional Phrase?
Combines words, clauses or sentences.
They played video games at James's house, which is in Newport Kentucky on the Ohio River.
They played video games at James's house, which is in Newport, Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
A sentence that connects two independent clauses.
Compound Sentence
Words that modify or describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an Adverb?
A phrase that starts with a noun and a participle.
What is an Absolute Phrase?
Action
What is a Verb?
After the grueling tournament, Luke and Jordan went out to Beans, did their homework for Ms. Bulmer and watched TikTok videos for 4 hours.
After the grueling tournament, Luke and Jordan went out to Beans, did their homework for Ms. Bulmer, and watched TikTok videos for 4 hours.
The Repetition of a chosen grammatical form.
Parallel Structure
Person, Place, Thing or Idea
A Dependent Clause plus an Independent Clause
A word that modifies (describes) a verb
What is an Adverb?
Sasha tried to play a gigantic, silver tuba in the marching band.
Sasha tried to play a gigantic silver tuba in the marching band.