GLOSSARY

It refers to a type of sentence or clause in which the subject receives the action of the verb.

The form of the verb that is used with “have” in perfect tenses and with “be” in passive constructions.

The area or the position where someone or something is.

The form of a noun that typically denotes more than one person, thing, or instance.

It's one of the two main parts of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb.

A letter or group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning.

It's a group of words made up of a preposition, its object, and any of the object's modifiers.

A verb form that ends in “-ing” and that is used with “be” to refer to action that is happening at the time of speaking or a time spoken of.

It's a word that takes the place of a noun.