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Grammar Vocabulary & Expressions
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Grammar-related vocabulary and expressions.
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| Noun-related | |
| singular nouns | Only 1. (Ex: cat, a child) |
| plural nouns | More than 1. (Ex: cats, children) |
| common nouns | Name general people, places or things. (Ex: artist, studio, project) |
| proper nouns | Name specific people, places or things. (Ex: Leonardo Da Vinci, Italy, the Mona Lisa) |
| countable nouns | Nouns we can count using numbers. (Ex: people, book) |
| uncountable nouns | Nouns we cannot count with numbers. (Ex: water, sand) |
| Adjective-related | |
| comparative adjectives | Adjectives used to compare 2 things. (Ex: bigger than, more expensive than) |
| superlative adjectives | Adjectives used to compare more than 2 things. (Ex: the best, the most useful) |
| possessive adjectives | Adjectives used to indicate noun ownership. (Ex: my, you, her) |
| demonstrative adjectives | Adjectives used to indicate the position of an object. (Ex: this, that, these, those) |
| Pronoun-related | |
| personal pronouns | Replace the name of a person, place or thing. (Ex: I, me, you, it) |
| possessive pronouns | Replace a noun and perform the main action of the sentence. (Ex: mine, yours, ours) |
| subject pronouns | Replace nouns that act as the subject of a sentence. (Ex: I, you, we) |
| object pronouns | Replace a noun and receive the action of the verb. (Ex: me, him, them) |
| Word features & forms | |
| synonyms | Words that have similar or identical meanings. (Ex: calm & relaxed) |
| antonyms | Words that have opposite meanings. (Ex: calm & excited) |
| homophones | Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. (Ex: to, too, two) |
| homonyms | Words that sound the same, have identical spellings but have different meanings. (Ex: a bat for baseball & a bat that has wings animal) |
| homographs | Words 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) |
| contractions | Shortened word forms leaving out certain letters and replacing them with an apostrophe ('). (Ex: don’t, it’s, we’ll) |
| abbreviations | Shortened forms of words or phrases. (Ex: Mr., Mrs, FOMO, ASAP) |
| main verb | Most important verb of a sentence, showing the main action or state of mind. (Ex: The cats eats a lot.) |
| auxiliary verb | Used with a main verb to express tenses, mood or voice. (Ex: The cat is sleeping.) |
| modal verb | Type 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) |
| participle | Verb that is used to create different tenses or to describe a noun. (Ex: He is smiling, he is done.) |
| simple present | Verb tense that expresses facts, repeated actions and planned events. (Ex: I look, it takes) |
| simple past | Verb tense that expresses completely finished past actions or events. (Ex: I looked, it took) |
| simple future | Verb 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 perfect | Verb tense that expresses past actions or events with present results or unspecified time. (Ex: I have looked, it has taken too long) |
| past perfect | Verb tense that expresses past actions or events that took place one after the other. (Ex: I had looked, I had taken the train) |
| future perfect | Verb 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 mood | Verb 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) |
| conditional | Expresses hypothetical situations. (Ex: I wouldn't do that if I were you.) |
| imperative | Used to give commands, instructions, advice, or warnings. (Ex: Stop!, Don’t do it!) |
| syntax | Structure and organization of words into understandable sentences. |
| phrase | A group of two or more words that work together to express a single idea. (Ex: on the desk, the big scary hamster) |
| clause | A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb. (Ex: I want to eat, because I’m hungry) |
| compound sentence | A sentence made of two or more simple sentences. (Ex: I wanted to go biking, but it's too cold.) |
| complex sentence | A sentence made of an independent clause and dependent clause. (Ex: We ate cake because it was my birthday.) |
| predicate | Part 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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Table des matières
- Haut de page
- Basic Grammar Terms
- Word-Related Vocabulary
- Sentence-Related Vocabulary
- Language Skills Vocabulary
- Grammar Vocabulary at a Glance
- Grammar Vocabulary Exercise
- Advanced Grammar Vocabulary
- Advanced Grammar Terms
- Advanced Verb-Related Vocabulary
- Advanced Sentence-Related Vocabulary
- See Also
Basic Grammar Terms
For more on these topics:
- Sentences
- Word Classes (Parts of Speech)
- Verb Tenses
- Irregular Verbs
Word-Related Vocabulary
Grammar Vocabulary Exercise
(Coming soon)
Advanced Grammar Vocabulary
Advanced Grammar Terms
| Noun-related | |
| singular nouns | Only 1. (Ex: cat, a child) |
| plural nouns | More than 1. (Ex: cats, children) |
| common nouns | Name general people, places or things. (Ex: artist, studio, project) |
| proper nouns | Name specific people, places or things. (Ex: Leonardo Da Vinci, Italy, the Mona Lisa) |
| countable nouns | Nouns we can count using numbers. (Ex: people, book) |
| uncountable nouns | Nouns we cannot count with numbers. (Ex: water, sand) |
| Adjective-related | |
| comparative adjectives | Adjectives used to compare 2 things. (Ex: bigger than, more expensive than) |
| superlative adjectives | Adjectives used to compare more than 2 things. (Ex: the best, the most useful) |
| possessive adjectives | Adjectives used to indicate noun ownership. (Ex: my, you, her) |
| demonstrative adjectives | Adjectives used to indicate the position of an object. (Ex: this, that, these, those) |
| Pronoun-related | |
| personal pronouns | Replace the name of a person, place or thing. (Ex: I, me, you, it) |
| possessive pronouns | Replace a noun and perform the main action of the sentence. (Ex: mine, yours, ours) |
| subject pronouns | Replace nouns that act as the subject of a sentence. (Ex: I, you, we) |
| object pronouns | Replace a noun and receive the action of the verb. (Ex: me, him, them) |
| Word features & forms | |
| synonyms | Words that have similar or identical meanings. (Ex: calm & relaxed) |
| antonyms | Words that have opposite meanings. (Ex: calm & excited) |
| homophones | Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. (Ex: to, too, two) |
| homonyms | Words that sound the same, have identical spellings but have different meanings. (Ex: a bat for baseball & a bat that has wings animal) |
| homographs | Words 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) |
| contractions | Shortened word forms leaving out certain letters and replacing them with an apostrophe ('). (Ex: don’t, it’s, we’ll) |
| abbreviations | Shortened forms of words or phrases. (Ex: Mr., Mrs, FOMO, ASAP) |
Advanced Verb-Related Vocabulary
| main verb | Most important verb of a sentence, showing the main action or state of mind. (Ex: The cats eats a lot.) |
| auxiliary verb | Used with a main verb to express tenses, mood or voice. (Ex: The cat is sleeping.) |
| modal verb | Type 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) |
| participle | Verb that is used to create different tenses or to describe a noun. (Ex: He is smiling, he is done.) |
| simple present | Verb tense that expresses facts, repeated actions and planned events. (Ex: I look, it takes) |
| simple past | Verb tense that expresses completely finished past actions or events. (Ex: I looked, it took) |
| simple future | Verb 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 perfect | Verb tense that expresses past actions or events with present results or unspecified time. (Ex: I have looked, it has taken too long) |
| past perfect | Verb tense that expresses past actions or events that took place one after the other. (Ex: I had looked, I had taken the train) |
| future perfect | Verb 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 mood | Verb 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) |
| conditional | Expresses hypothetical situations. (Ex: I wouldn't do that if I were you.) |
| imperative | Used to give commands, instructions, advice, or warnings. (Ex: Stop!, Don’t do it!) |
Advanced Sentence-Related Vocabulary
| syntax | Structure and organization of words into understandable sentences. |
| phrase | A group of two or more words that work together to express a single idea. (Ex: on the desk, the big scary hamster) |
| clause | A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb. (Ex: I want to eat, because I’m hungry) |
| compound sentence | A sentence made of two or more simple sentences. (Ex: I wanted to go biking, but it's too cold.) |
| complex sentence | A sentence made of an independent clause and dependent clause. (Ex: We ate cake because it was my birthday.) |
| predicate | Part 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.) |