Great for second languages and reading proper English, these printable flash cards discuss the construction of grammar
There are 36 flash cards in this set (6 pages to print.)
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Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| abbreviation | A short way to write a word. Most abbreviations end with a period. An abbreviation for a proper noun begins with a capital letter. |
| apostrophe | A symbol that takes the place of letters that are left out in a contraction or that shows possession |
| verb | A verb that tells what the subject of a sentence does |
| article | A word in a special group of adjectives that includes a, an, and the |
| antonym | A word opposite to another in meaning |
| adjective | A word that describes a noun. Some adjectives tell how many. Other adjectives tell what kind. |
| adverb | A word that describes a verb. Often ends in "ly". |
| comma | A punctuation mark that �separates three or more subjects in a compound subject separates three or more predicates in a compound predicateis used before and, but, and or in a compound sentence |
| helping verb | A verb that works with the main verb to tell more about an action. The helping verb comes before the main verb or verbs in a sentence. |
| complete sentence | A group of words that has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought |
| homophone | A word that sounds like another word but has a different spelling and meaning (e.g. two/too) |
| homonym | A word that is spelled the same and sounds the same but has a different meaning (e.g. a tire/I tire) |
| heteronym | A word that is spelled the same but has two pronunciations and two meanings (e.g. I saw the number/my hands are number than yours) |
| contraction | A short way to write two words. When a contraction is made, one or more letters are left out. An apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter or letters. |
| noun | A word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A noun can tell who or what. |
| predicate | The word or words that tell what the subject of the sentence is or does |
| pronoun | A word that takes the place of one or more nouns |
| synonym | A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word |
| proper noun | A noun that tells the exact name of a person, place, or thing. Words that name people, places, titles, holidays, days of the week, and months of the year are proper nouns. Proper nouns are always capitalized. |
| object of the preposition | The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition |
| run-on sentence | A faulty sentence made up of two or more sentences that are joined only by a comma or by nothing at all |
| plural noun | A noun that names more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Add s or es to make most nouns plural. If a word ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add es. |
| plural possessive noun | A noun that shows ownership by more than one person or thing. The placement of the apostrophe depends on the spelling of the plural noun. |
| possessive noun | A noun that shows ownership. An apostrophe or an apostrophe and s are added to show possession. |
| dependent clause | A group of words that has a subject and a predicate but that cannot stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause does not express a complete thought. |
| conjunction | A word that joins two or more words, phrases, or clauses. |
| independent clause | A group of words that has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought |
| quotation marks | Punctuation marks that are used before and after direct quotations and in titles of some short works, such as stories, poems, and songs |
| clause | A group of words that has both a subject and a predicate. Some clauses can stand alone as sentences, but some cannot. |
| direct quotation | The exact words that someone has said. Quotation marks are used before and after a quotation. |
| sentence | A group of words that forms a complete thought. A sentence begins with a capital letter, ends with an end mark, and has a subject and a predicate. |
| combining sentences | Putting related ideas and information together in one sentence instead of two or three sentences |
| imperative sentence | A sentence that gives a command. An imperative sentence usually begins with an action word and ends with a period. The subject-you-is understood. |
| exclamatory sentence | A sentence that expresses strong feeling. An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation point. |
| interrogative sentence | A sentence that asks a question. An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark. |
| declarative sentence | A sentence that makes a statement. It ends with a period. |
