tailieunhanh - Grammar Rules_8

Tham khảo tài liệu 'grammar rules_8', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Glossary continued gerund. An Ing verb form used as a noun. Running is hard work. gerund phrase. A gerund that Is teamed up with an object a complement or modifiers Infinitive. A verb form preceded by to such as to swim. infinitive phrase. An infinitive teamed up with an object a complement or other modifiers. I like to eat ice cream. noun. A person place or thing. common noun. A noun that is not naming a specific person place or thing. proper noun. The name of a specific person place or thing. object. A noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause used as a noun or pronoun that follows an action verb or a preposition. direct object. A noun or pronoun acted upon by the verb. The club hit the ball. Indirect object. A noun or pronoun that tells to whom or for whom an action is done. John gave me a cookie. object of a preposition. A noun or pronoun that follows a preposition. Jump over the hedge. oxymoron. An expression that contradicts itself. parallel structure. A list of two or more words or phrases that have a similar structure. I like to run. to jump and to race. participle. A verb form that usually ends In ing or ed. past participle. A past-tense verb form such as painted. present participle. A present-tense verb form such as painting. participle phrase. A verb form with modifiers or objects used as an adjective. The boy painting the house is tired. phrase. A group of words without a subject and a predicate. prepositional phrase. A group of words Including a preposition Its object and any modifiers. infinitive phrase. An infinitive teamed up with an object a complement or other modifiers. participle phrase. A verb form with modifiers or objects used as an adjective. gerund phrase. A gerund teamed up with an object a complement or modifiers predicate. The part of a clause that Includes the verb. Its objects its complements and its modifiers. predicate adjective. An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. The sky Is blue. 1 74 Grammar Rules1. .