Glossary of English Grammar
Terms
Active Voice:
In the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action
(eg They killed the President). See also Passive Voice.
Adjective:
A word like big, red, easy, French etc. An adjective describes
a noun or pronoun.
Adverb:
A word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc. An adverb modifies
a verb.
Article:
The "indefinite" articles are a and an. The "definite
article" is the.
Auxiliary Verb:
A verb that is used with a main verb. Be, do and have are
auxiliary verbs. Can, may, must etc are modal auxiliary verbs.
Clause:
A group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example:
It was late when he arrived).
Conjunction:
A word used to connect words, phrases and clauses (for example:
and, but, if).
Infinitive:
The basic form of a verb as in to work or work.
Interjection:
An exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical
connection (for example: oh!, ah!, ouch!, well!).
Modal Verb:
An auxiliary verb like can, may, must etc that modifies the
main verb and expresses possibility, probability etc. It is
also called "modal auxiliary verb".
Noun:
A word like table, dog, teacher, America etc. A noun is the
name of an object, concept, person or place. A "concrete
noun" is something you can see or touch like a person
or car. An "abstract noun" is something that you
cannot see or touch like a decision or happiness. A "countable
noun" is something that you can count (for example: bottle,
song, dollar). An "uncountable noun" is something
that you cannot count (for example: water, music, money).
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