affirmative statement a sentence that does not have a negative verb
agreement the subject and verb of a clause must agree in number lf the subject is singular the verb form is also singular lf the supject is singular the verb from is also plural
article the words
determiner a word such as a,an,the,this,that,these,those,my,some,a few,and all numbers that are used before a noun to limit its meaning in some way.
future a time that is to come. the future is expressed in english with will,be going to,the simple present,or the present continuous.these different forms of the future often have meanings and uses.
gerund an-ing form of a verb that is used in place of a noun or pronoun to name an activity or a state.
indefinite article the words a and an in english indefinite articles introduce a noun as a member of a class of nouns or make generalizations about a whole class or group of nouns.
independent clause see main clause.
indirect object a noun or pronoun used after some verbs that refers to the person who receives the direct object of a sentence.
infinitive a verb form that includes to+the base form of a verb.an infinitive is used in place of a noun or pronoun to name an activity or situation expressed by a verb.
intransitive verb a verb a verb that cannot be followed by and object.
main clause a clause that can be used by itself as a sentence.also called independent lause.
main verb