Glossary of English Grammar
Terms
Object:
In the active voice, a noun or its equivalent that receives
the action of the verb. In the passive voice, a noun or its
equivalent that does the action of the verb.
Participle:
The -ing and -ed forms of verbs. The -ing form is called the
"present participle". The -ed form is called the
"past participle" (for irregular verbs, this is
column 3).
Part Of Speech:
One of the eight classes of word in English - noun, verb,
adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and interjection.
Passive Voice:
In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the
verb (eg The President was killed). See also Active Voice.
Phrase:
A group of words not containing a subject and its verb (eg
on the table, the girl in a red dress).
Predicate:
Each sentence contains (or implies) two parts: a subject and
a predicate. The predicate is what is said about the subject.
Preposition:
A word like at, to, in, over etc. Prepositions usually come
before a noun and give information about things like time,
place and direction.
Pronoun:
A word like I, me, you, he, him, it etc. A pronoun replaces
a noun.
Sentence:
A group of words that express a thought. A sentence conveys
a statement, question, exclamation or command. A sentence
contains or implies a subject and a predicate. In simple terms,
a sentence must contain a verb and (usually) a subject. A
sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full
stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).
Subject:
Every sentence contains (or implies) two parts: a subject
and a predicate. The subject is the main noun (or equivalent)
in a sentence about which something is said.
Tense:
The form of a verb that shows us when the action or state
happens (past, present or future). Note that the name of a
tense is not always a guide to when the action happens. The
"present continuous tense", for example, can be
used to talk about the present or the future.
Verb:
A word like (to) work, (to) love, (to) begin. A verb describes
an action or state.
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