Grammar terms

Glossary of grammar terms


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chunk

A combination of words that is more-or-less fixed and functions as a single unit, often with idiomatic meaning, such as now and again, as a matter of fact, head over heels.

clause

A group of words containing a verb , forming the main structure of which sentences are built

[I was working at home], [writing the report [that my boss had asked for], [when the phone rang].

cleft sentence

A sentence made up of two clause s where the first clause begins with it or what in order to emphasize that part of the sentence It was Tom who answered the phone. What you should do is learn to drive.

comparative

the form of an adjective or adverb used for making comparisons, such as older, faster, more comfortable.

complement

A part of a clause that gives more information about the subject

She was a teacher. You look tired .

An object complement gives more information about the object

She called him a liar .

conditional

A sentence containing a clause that usually starts with if , which tells us about possible or hypothetical situations.

conjunction

A word like and, but, so, that link s two clauses , or phrase s, or words.

content word

A word that carries lexical , or dictionary meaning . Also called a lexical word. cf function word

continuous

Also called progressive, one of the aspects of English, formed from the auxiliary verb be and an –ing word , and typically expressing an activity in progress

Are you still working? It was raining.

countable noun

a noun That has both singular and plural forms, and which can be used with a/an and numbers

a car, three cars . cf. uncountable noun