Grammar terms
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particleAn adverb or preposition which combines with a verb to form a phrasal verb Get up ● Put your shoes on . ● I looked for the keys, etc. The function words not and to (in infinitive constructions) are sometimes called particle s. |
passiveA verb form such as is made or was written where the subject is the person or thing that is affected by the action. cf. Active |
past participleA verb form that is used to form the present perfect and the passive , for example I have worked . ● The letter was written . Regular past participle s end in –ed. |
past simpleThe form of the verb that takes an –ed ending (for regular verbs) and typically expresses past meaning Dan called . I sent you an email. |
phrasal verbA verb and particle combination, which often has idiomatic meaning . For example I got up at nine. ● Do you take after your Dad? |
phraseA group of words that form a unit within a clause , such as the noun phrase a big red bus and the preposition phrase at the corner |
possessiveOne of the determiner s such as my, your, their, etc. which expresses possession. |
possessive pronouna pronoun Used to express possession Mine is the same as yours . |
prepositionA word, or group of words, like in, on, behind, in front of, which often indicates place or time, and is always followed by a noun phrase in the garden, on Sunday, behind the times |
present participleAn –ing word that is used to express verbal meaning Jo is sleeping . I watched the children playing. |