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Grammar Vocabulary & Expressions

Grammar Vocabulary & Expressions

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Grammar-related vocabulary and expressions.

Primaire
3-6
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Basic Grammar Terms

Basic grammar terms like word, sentence and verb.

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Word-Related Vocabulary

Word-related vocabulary such as letters, sound and definition.

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Sentence-Related Vocabulary

Sentence-related vocabulary such as subject, object and punctuation.

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Language Skills Vocabulary

Language skill-related vocabulary such as speaking, reading and spelling.

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Grammar Vocabulary at a Glance

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Advanced Grammar Vocabulary

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Advanced Grammar Terms

Noun-related
singular nounsOnly 1.
(Ex: cat, a child)
plural nounsMore than 1.
(Ex: cats, children)
common nounsName general people, places or things.
(Ex: artist, studio, project)
proper nounsName specific people, places or things.
(Ex: Leonardo Da Vinci, Italy, the Mona Lisa)
countable nounsNouns we can count using numbers.
(Ex: people, book)
uncountable nounsNouns we cannot count with numbers.
(Ex: water, sand)
Adjective-related
comparative adjectivesAdjectives used to compare 2 things.
(Ex: bigger than, more expensive than)
superlative adjectivesAdjectives used to compare more than 2 things.
(Ex: the best, the most useful)
possessive adjectivesAdjectives used to indicate noun ownership.
(Ex: my, you, her)
demonstrative adjectivesAdjectives used to indicate the position of an object.
(Ex: this, that, these, those)
Pronoun-related
personal pronounsReplace the name of a person, place or thing.
(Ex: I, me, you, it)
possessive pronounsReplace a noun and perform the main action of the sentence.
(Ex: mine, yours, ours)
subject pronounsReplace nouns that act as the subject of a sentence.
(Ex: I, you, we)
object pronounsReplace a noun and receive the action of the verb.
(Ex: me, him, them)
Word features & forms
synonymsWords that have similar or identical meanings.
(Ex: calm & relaxed)
antonymsWords that have opposite meanings.
(Ex: calm & excited)
homophonesWords that sound the same but have different spellings
and meanings.
(Ex: to, too, two)
homonymsWords that sound the same, have identical spellings
but have different meanings.
(Ex: a bat for baseball & a bat that has wings animal)
homographsWords that have the same spelling but sound different
and have different meanings.
(Ex: live as in to reside and live as in in real-time)
contractionsShortened word forms leaving out certain letters and replacing them with an apostrophe (').
(Ex: don’t, it’s, we’ll)
abbreviationsShortened forms of words or phrases.
(Ex: Mr., Mrs, FOMO, ASAP)

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Advanced Verb-Related Vocabulary

main verbMost important verb of a sentence, showing the main action or state of mind.
(Ex: The cats eats a lot.)
auxiliary verbUsed with a main verb to express tenses, mood or voice.
(Ex: The cat is sleeping.)
modal verbType of auxiliary verb that also affects the meaning of the verb.
(Ex: The cat may ignore you.)
infinitive The base form of a verb.
(Ex: to be, to go)
gerund Verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun in a sentence.
(Ex: skating, swimming)
participleVerb that is used to create different tenses or to describe a noun.
(Ex: He is smiling, he is done.)
simple presentVerb tense that expresses facts, repeated actions and planned events.
(Ex: I look, it takes)
simple pastVerb tense that expresses completely finished past actions or events.
(Ex: I looked, it took)
simple futureVerb tense that expresses actions or events beginning and ending in the future.
(Ex: I will look, it’s going to take time)
present continuous
(present progressive)		Verb tense that expresses actions or events happening right now or currently in progress.
(Ex: I am looking, they are taking their time)
past continuous
(past progressive)		Verb tense that expresses actions or events happening over a period of time in the past.
(Ex: I was looking, they were taking their time)
future continuous
(future progressive)		Verb tense that expresses actions or events that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
(Ex: I will be looking, I will be taking the train)
present perfectVerb tense that expresses past actions or events with present results or unspecified time.
(Ex: I have looked, it has taken too long)
past perfectVerb tense that expresses past actions or events that took place one after the other.
(Ex: I had looked, I had taken the train)
future perfectVerb tense that expresses actions or events that will be finished by a specific time in the future.
(Ex: I will have looked, I will have taken the train)
present perfect continuous
(present perfect progressive)		Verb tense that expresses actions or events that began in the past and are still in progress in the present.
(Ex: I have been looking, I have been taking the train)
past perfect continuous
(past perfect progressive)		Verb tense that expresses actions or events that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past.
(Ex: I had been looking, I had been taking the train)
future perfect continuous
(future perfect progressive)		Verb tense that expresses actions or events that will continue up until a specific point in the future.
(Ex: I will have been looking, I will have been taking the train)
verb moodVerb form that shows the mode or manner in which a thought is expressed. It reveals the speaker's attitude.
(Ex: indicative, imperative, interrogative and conditional moods)
conditionalExpresses hypothetical situations.
(Ex: I wouldn't do that if I were you.)
imperativeUsed to give commands, instructions, advice, or warnings.
(Ex: Stop!, Don’t do it!)

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Advanced Sentence-Related Vocabulary

syntaxStructure and organization of words into understandable sentences.
phraseA group of two or more words that work together to express a single idea.
(Ex: on the desk, the big scary hamster)
clauseA group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.
(Ex: I want to eat, because I’m hungry)
compound sentenceA sentence made of two or more simple sentences.
(Ex: I wanted to go biking, but it's too cold.)
complex sentenceA sentence made of an independent clause and dependent clause.
(Ex: We ate cake because it was my birthday.)
predicatePart of a sentence that tells us something about the subject and that contains a verb.
(Ex: The cat sleeps on the bed every night)
colon ( : )Punctuation mark used to introduce a list, present dialogue or a quote and explain or clarify the previous clause.
(Ex: The cat likes two things: food and eating food.)
semicolon ( ; )Punctuation mark used to join 2 independent clauses and for lists with commas.
(Ex: I used your credit card; I knew you wouldn’t mind)
ellipsis ( … )Punctuation mark used to indicate an omission in a quote or to create an effect in dialogue (a pause, hesitation or interruption).
(Ex: I know, it’s… nevermind. I forgot.)
brackets [ ... ]Punctuation mark used as parentheses inside 
parentheses or to add information in a direct quote.
Ex: I love animals (fish, birds, mammals [especially the platypus] and dinosaurs).
en dash ( – )Punctuation mark used to indicate a range or to show a connection between two equal things.
(Ex: Hufflepuff won the match 7–2.)
em dash ( — )Punctuation mark used for emphasis, or to replace commas, parentheses, or colons.
(Ex: I love dogs—but please don’t tell my cat.)

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