VOCABULARY

3. The basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense
5. A noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, being the element about which the rest of the clause is predicated
6. A form that is derived from a verb but that functions as a noun
7. A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause
9. A sentence with more than one subject or predicate
10. State, affirm, or assert (something) about the subject of a sentence or an argument of proposition
12. A word or phrase naming an attribute
14. A noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb
15. person, place, thing, or idea
16. A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses
17. subordinate clause: a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb

1. A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
2. A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
4. A noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb
8. main clause: a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
11. A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word-group
13. A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence
18. A unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate