Clause
Category: Grammar glossary
Clause: A part of a sentence that contains both a subject and a verb.
- An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence.
- A dependent clause requires an independent clause to complete a sentence.
Examples:
“I’m going to play” (independent clause)
“Since you’re not going to talk to me” (dependent clause)
Collective noun:
Category: Grammar glossary
Collective noun: A word that indicates a collection of people or things.
Examples: a herd of cows, a crowd of candidates, a gang of robbers, a panel of experts
Conjunction
Category: Grammar glossary
Conjunction: A word that is used to join words, phrases, and clauses.
Examples: and, but, because, when, yet, so, for
Countable noun
Category: Grammar glossary
Countable noun: A noun that can be counted. Countable nouns can be numbered and pluralized.
Examples: plant, house, country, grain, atom
