The Grammar and Punctuation Glossary
- abbreviations formed from a name or phrase. Sometimes the abbreviation can form a word in itself. For example, BASIC refers to Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.
- a word whose main role is to modify a noun or pronoun, giving more detail information about the noun or pronoun. For example, "The big dog ran down the street." The word big is the adjective describing dog.
- any word used to modify any part of language other than the noun. Adverbs usually answers questions such as how? when? or where?
- any word meaning the opposite of another word. For example, soft is the antonym for hard.
- a punctuation mark used to mark the omission in one or more letters or assist in possessives in pronouns or nouns.
- punctuation mark used when joining two independent clauses without a conjunction.
- punctuation mark used to separate a dependent clause from the independent clause.
- two independent clauses joined together to form one sentence.
- a word that joins two parts of a sentence. For example, words such as and, but, nor, for, or would be used in a sentence to join another idea.
- word or words that connects two clauses. They show cause and effect. Their typical use is to provide transitions from one idea to another.
- a statement that ends in a period or exclamation point that states an idea. It does not ask a question nor gives a command.               Â
- noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or provides action.
- statement from another individual or source usually used to support facts relating to a given topic.
- a series of marks, typically three periods in a row, used to indicate a pause in a speech, thought, or at the end of a sentence.
- an interjection or act of exclaiming when used as a noun.
- punctuation mark that indicates strong feelings or intended to show astonishment.
- incomplete or unfinished part of a sentence that never finishes the thought or idea of the sentence.
- a word that is spelled the same as another word but differs in meaning and sometimes punctuation.
- words that sound alike but have completely different meanings.
- punctuation mark used to join words and also separate syllables which spaces should not be between the words or the hyphen except when using a suspended hyphen.
- to cut or notch. To set in from a margin. Usually this relates to the first sentence in a given paragraph.
- word that connects the subject of the verb to other information about the subject and they do not express action.
- word that can be used as an adjective, noun, verb or adverb. Usually meaning to deny or indicate denial.     Â
- word used to name a person, place, thing or abstract idea.
- two or more sentences dealing with a particular idea or subject.
- punctuation mark placed at the end of a sentence statement after giving a complete thought of the subject or idea.
- group of words operating as one in a given sentence to complete an idea.
- nouns that express more than one person, place, thing or abstract idea.
- these words show possession. They are nouns used as adjectives to modify a noun or pronoun.
- one of two main parts of a sentence which modifies the subject.
- words used to connect nouns, phrases, and pronouns in a given sentence.
- word used to replace a noun or pronoun. For example, the name Michael could be converted to "he."
- noun that is the name of a specific object, place, or individual.
- also known as an interrogation point is a punctuation mark that comes at the end of an interrogative sentence that replaces the period mark.
- punctuation marks used in pairs to set off a phrase or a word.
- sentence where two or more independent clauses are joined together without proper ending punctuation.                  Â
- punctuation mark used to connect two independent clauses into one sentence.
- words grouped together to express a statement, question, exclamation, request or command that completes an idea.                    Â
- one of two main constituents of a clause which the other constituent is the predicate. Usually the subject is a noun that comes in the beginning of a sentence.Â
- word having nearly the same meaning as another word or words.
- words that express the mood or voice and also expresses the time at which a verb occurs.
- word that usually states action or state of being in a given sentence.
