English Grammatical Terminology

Question	Answer
Adjectives	Describing Words
Adverbs	Give more information about verbs. Normally end in 'ly'
Affixes	Not words themselves, but are attached to words. Prefixes - at the beginning Suffixes -at the end
Antonym	Words with an opposite meaning
Articles	Definite - The Indefinite - A
Comparative	Adjective that indicates the quality denoted is possessed to a greater extent
Connectives	Conjunctions - Words that link phrases or clauses
Common Noun	Name of an everyday thing - pen, grass, shoe
Proper Noun	Word which names a specific person, place or occasion
Concrete Noun	Something tangible you can see, touch. - face, desk, wind
Abstract Noun	Idea, concept, emotion or event
Collective Noun	Groups of people or objects
Prepositions	Show relationships between words in a sentence
Pronouns	Stand in the place of nouns. Personal pronouns - first, second or third person Unattributed pronouns - may cause confusion
Simple sentence	Contains one main clause
Compound sentence	Two clauses joined by and or but
Complex Sentence	A main clause and one or more subordinate clauses usually joined by a conjunction
Synonyms	Words with a similar meaning
Verbs	Doing word

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	Created by Fionnghuala Malone over 10 years ago