More English Grammar From Omtex Classes
Difficult Words & Meanings:
- Auxiliary Verbs: Helping verbs (e.g., 'be', 'do', 'have', 'can', 'will') used with a main verb to show tense, mood, or voice. Example: "I do not know," "She is going."
- Antecedent: A word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun or other referring word points back to. Example: "Maria arrived, and she looked happy." (Maria is the antecedent of she).
- Anaphor: A word or phrase (often a pronoun) that refers back to an earlier word or phrase (its antecedent). Example: "Maria arrived, and she looked happy." (She is an anaphor referring to Maria).
- Analysis (of a sentence): The process of breaking down a sentence into its grammatical parts (like subject, verb, object, phrases, clauses) to understand its structure.
- Adverb Phrases: A group of two or more words functioning as an adverb, modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb (telling how, when, where, or to what extent). Example: "He ran very quickly."
- Adjectives (used without nouns): Adjectives that stand alone but refer to a noun that is understood from the context. Example: "The rich should help the poor." (poor refers to poor people).
- Adjective Phrases: A group of words that functions as an adjective to describe or modify a noun or pronoun. Example: "The cat under the table is sleeping."
- Active Voice: A grammatical voice where the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb. Example: "The cat chased the mouse."
- Passive Voice: A grammatical voice where the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb. Example: "The mouse was chased by the cat."
- Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word or phrase. Example: "Dr." for Doctor, "etc." for et cetera.
- Acronym: An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a single word. Example: "NASA" (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
- Initialism: An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a series of words, where each letter is pronounced separately. Example: "FBI" (Federal Bureau of Investigation).