Term	Meaning	Example
Adjective	A word which describes a noun.	A beautiful girl.
Adverb	A word which describes a verb, adjective or adverb.	She sings beautifully.
Articles	The definite article: the The indefinite article: a or an
Auxiliary Verb	A verb which ‘helps’ the main verb.	I have had dinner. I didn’t go out.
Bare infinitive	The infinitive without to	Go
Clause	A group of words. Usually with a subject and a verb.	If you go out…
Contraction	A contraction is the shortened form of the auxiliary verb.	I am – I’m We have – We’ve
Countable Nouns	Nouns that can be counted.	Apples, Tables, Chair.
Gerund	The ing form of the verb	Going
Infinitive	The verb with to	To go
Noun	The part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action.	Table, Paper, Wine, Beauty.
Main Verb	The important verb in the sentence.	I have had dinner. I didn’t go out.
Modal Verb	Verbs like: will, should, can, could. These verbs affect the meaning of the main verb.	I will go
Past Participle	The third form of the verb used in: perfect tenses and passives.	Go –went-gone Buy-bought-bought
Preposition	A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between two things. It may refer to time or place.	It is on the table.
Pronoun	A word which substitutes a subject or an object.	I like fish.
Object	The object receives the action of the verb	I kicked him
Short Answer	The answer to a yes/no question which uses the auxiliary.	Yes, I do. No, I don’t
Subject	The subject does the verb	I kicked him.
Syllable	A unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound.	HE-llo
Tense	The time of a verb's action or state of being, such as past, present, and future.	Past simple Present perfect
Uncountable Nouns	Nouns that cannot be counted.	Time, money, water
Verb	An action word	Go, play, see
Word Order	The order words follow in a clause. English is very strict about word order.	I saw Jane yesterday. CORRECT I yesterday saw Jane. INCORRECT.
Yes/No Question	A question which can only be answered yes or no.	Do you like tennis?