English Grammar Glossary

Are you tired of feeling lost in the world of grammar? Do you struggle to understand the difference between a verb and a verb phrase? Look no further! This comprehensive glossary of grammar terms is here to help you navigate the complex world of English grammar with confidence.


  1. Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word or phrase.

  2. Action verb: A verb that shows action.

  3. Active voice: The subject performs the action.

  4. Adjective: A word that modifies or describes a noun.

  5. Adverb: A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.

  6. Agreement: Matching of subject and verb or pronoun.

  7. Antecedent: The word or phrase a pronoun refers to.

  8. Apostrophe: A punctuation mark that shows possession or omission.

  9. Appositive: A word that renames or explains a noun.

  10. Article: A word that modifies a noun and shows specificity.

  11. Auxiliary verb: A word that helps form tense, mood, or voice.

  12. Capitalization: Writing the first letter of a word in uppercase.

  13. Clause: A group of words with a subject and predicate.

  14. Collective noun: A group of people, animals, or things.

  15. Colloquialism: Informal language used in conversation.

  16. Colon: A punctuation mark used to introduce a list or explanation.

  17. Comma: A punctuation mark that separates items in a list or clauses.

  18. Common noun: A general noun, not specific.

  19. Complement: A word or phrase that completes the meaning of a verb.

  20. Comparative degree: The state of two things being compared.

  21. Compound modifier: Two or more words modifying a noun as a whole.

  22. Compound preposition: Two or more prepositions acting as a single preposition.

  23. Compound subject: Two or more main subjects in a sentence.

  24. Compound word: Two or more words joined together.

  25. Conjugation: Changing a verb form to show tense.

  26. Conjunction: A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.

  27. Conjunctive adverb: An adverb that connects clauses and shows relationships.

  28. Conditional: A sentence showing conditions and consequences.

  29. Consonant: A letter that is not a vowel.

  30. Contraction: A shortened form of a word or phrase.

  31. Coordinating conjunction: A type of conjunction that connects equal clauses.

  32. Correlative conjunction: A type of conjunction used in pairs to connect words or phrases.

  33. Countable noun: A noun that can be counted.

  34. Degrees of comparison: Comparative and superlative forms.

  35. Demonstrative pronoun: A pronoun that shows which person or thing.

  36. Dependent clause: A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence.

  37. Direct object: The primary object that receives the action of the verb.

  38. Direct speech: Quoting someone's exact words.

  39. Exclamation mark: A punctuation mark used after words expressing strong emotions.

  40. FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (coordinating conjunctions).

  41. Function word: A word that shows relationships between words.

  42. Generic name: A general name for a person, place, or thing.

  43. Gerund: A verb form ending in -ing, used as a noun.

  44. Homonym: Words with the same spelling and/or pronunciation.

  45. Helping verb: A word that assists the main verb; an auxiliary verb.

  46. Heteronym: Words with the same spelling but different meanings.

  47. Hyphen: A punctuation mark that joins two or more words together.

  48. Idiom: A fixed expression with a specific meaning.

  49. Indefinite pronoun: A pronoun that refers to a non-specific person or thing.

  50. Independent clause: A clause that can stand alone as a sentence.

  51. Indirect speech: Reporting someone’s words with a changed point of view.

  52. Indirect object: The secondary object of a verb, which comes after a preposition.

  53. Intensive pronoun: A pronoun that emphasizes the noun or pronoun.

  54. Interrogative pronoun: A pronoun used in questions.

  55. Introductory phrase: A phrase that begins a sentence and is set off from the sentence.

  56. Irregular plural: A plural form that doesn't follow rules.

  57. Irregular verb: A verb that doesn't follow conjugation rules.

  58. Linking verb: A verb that connects the subject to additional information.

  59. Modal verb: A form of helping verb, expressing possibility, necessity, or obligation.

  60. Modifier: A word that describes or modifies a word or phrase.

  61. Noun: A person, place, thing, or idea.

  62. Noun phrase: A group of words functioning as a noun.

  63. Object: A word that receives the action of the verb.

  64. Oxford comma: A comma before the conjunction in a list.

  65. Parenthesis: A punctuation mark used to contain additional information.

  66. Participle: A verb form ending in -ing or -ed.

  67. Parts of speech: Basic categories of words.

  68. Passive voice: The subject receives the action.

  69. Past participle: The ed-form of a verb.

  70. Period: The dot mark

  71. Personal pronoun: A pronoun that refers to a specific person or group.

  72. Phonetics: The study of speech sounds.

  73. Phrase: Just a group of words without a subject or predicate.

  74. Plural: More than one of something.

  75. Possessive adjective: A pronoun in the adjective power showing ownership.

  76. Possessive pronoun: A pronoun showing ownership or relationship.

  77. Predicate: The part of a sentence with the verb.

  78. Prefix: A letter or group of letters added to the beginning.

  79. Preposition: A word that shows location or relationship.

  80. Prepositional phrase: A phrase beginning with a preposition.

  81. Pronoun: A word that replaces a noun in a sentence.

  82. Pronoun agreement: Matching of pronoun and antecedent.

  83. Pronunciation: The way words are spoken.

  84. Proper noun: A specific name for a person, place, or thing.

  85. Punctuation: Marks used to clarify meaning in writing.

  86. Pure adjective: A category of adjective that only modifies a noun.

  87. Question mark: A punctuation mark that indicates a question.

  88. Quotation mark: A punctuation mark that sets off direct speech or quotes.

  89. Reflexive pronoun: A pronoun that refers back to the subject.

  90. Relative clause: A dependent clause with a relative pronoun.

  91. Relative pronoun: A pronoun introducing a relative clause.

  92. Reported speech: Reporting someone’s words with a changed point of view.

  93. Semicolon: A punctuation mark that separates closely related clauses.

  94. Sentence: A group of words expressing a complete thought.

  95. Slang: Informal language used by a specific group.

  96. Simple subject: The main noun or pronoun in a sentence.

  97. Singular: One of something.

  98. Subject: The noun or pronoun performing the action.

  99. Subject-verb agreement: Matching of subject and verb.

  100. Subordinate clause: A dependent clause that cannot stand alone.

  101. Subordinate subject: A fake subject to the verb.

  102. Subordinating conjunction: A type of conjunction connecting a subordinate clause.

  103. Suffix: A letter or group of letters added to the end.

  104. Superlative degree: The state of more than two things being compared.

  105. Tense: The quality that shows time or aspect in a verb.

  106. Transitive verb: A verb that takes a direct object.

  107. Uncountable noun: A noun that cannot be counted.

  108. Verbal noun: A verb form ending in -ing, used as a noun.

  109. Vowel: A letter that is not a consonant.

  110. Word: A single unit of language with meaning.

     

     

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