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Grammar list 1
TEFL/TESL grammar list 1
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Graduate
10/10/2012

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Term
countable noun
Definition
noun with plural form
ex. horse
Term
uncountable noun
Definition
noun without plural form
ex. beauty
Term
transitive verb
Definition
a verb that takes an object

she BOUGHT a book
Term
intransitive verb
Definition
a verb that doesn't take an object.

We DANCED
Term
copula
Definition
also known as a linking verb; connects a subject to a complement.

Jeff IS a teacher
Term
stative verb
Definition
non-action verb. not usually used in the progressive aspect.

Mary HAS a headache
Term
auxiliary verb
Definition
helping verb. not the content or main verb.

He HAS worked here for three years.
Term
modal verb
Definition
verb used to express possibilities

We MUST LEAVE now
Term
phrasal verb
Definition
multi word noun

I am going to DROP OUT OF school
Term
infinitive
Definition
you should know this
Term
gerund
Definition
you know this too
Term
attributive adjective
Definition
before the noun

a MERE child
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predicative adjective
Definition
after the noun

Lisa feels FAINT
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comparative adjective
Definition
used to compare two things. ending in -er or beginning with more
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superlative adjective
Definition
ending in -est or beginning with most
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