Indefinite pronoun:to refer to peopleor things withoutsaying exactly whoor what they are.Relativepronoun: apronoun that'sused tointroduce arelative clause.Appositive: A nounthat immediatelyfollows andrenames anothernoun in order toclarify or classify it.Adverb: A word orphrase that modifies orqualifies an adjective,verb, or other adverbor a word group,expressing a relation ofplace, time,circumstance, manner,cause, degree, etc.Noun phrase: aword or group ofwords that functionsin a sentence assubject, object, orprepositional object.Phrase: a smallgroup of wordsstanding together asa conceptual unit,typically forming acomponent of aclause.Conjunction: A partof speech thatconnects words,phrases, orclauses, which arecalled itsconjuncts.Pastparticiple:The form of averb, typicallyending in -edParticipial phrase:A participial phraseis a type ofmodifier that usesthe participle formof a verb todescribe a noun.Article:Determiners ornoun markers thatfunction to specifyif the noun isgeneral or specificin its reference.Transitive verb:a verb thatentails one ormore transitiveobjectsLinkingverb:a verb thatdescribes thesubject byconnecting it to apredicate adjectiveor predicate noun.Predicate: the partof a sentence orclause containinga verb and statingsomething aboutthe subjectAdjectival clause:Modifies a noun ornoun phrase and usessome grammaticaldevice to indicate thatone of the argumentsin the relative clauserefers to the noun ornoun phrase.Subjunctive:relating to ordenoting a mood ofverbs expressingwhat is imagined orwished or possible.Dependent clause:A group of wordsthat contains asubject and verbbut does notexpress acomplete thought.Subjective of asentence: If astatement relieson personalfeelings orbeliefsClause: A groupof wordsworking togetherthat containsboth a subjectand a verb.Personal pronoun:Personal pronounsare pronouns that areassociated primarilywith a particulargrammatical person.Exclamatorysentence: It’s onethat expressessudden or strongemotions andfeelings.Infinitive phrase: a group ofwords consisting of aninfinitive and the modifier(s)and/or (pro)noun(s) ornoun phrase(s) thatfunction as the actor(s),direct object(s), orcomplement(s) of theaction or state expressed inthe infinitiveIndirect object: anoun phrase referringto someone orsomething that isaffected by the actionof a transitive verb,but is not the primaryobject.Compoundsentence: Joinstwo or moresentences thathave related ideasof equalimportance.Preposition: a wordgoverning, andusually preceding, anoun or pronoun andexpressing a relationto another word orelement in the clauseReflexive pronoun:a pronoun thatrefers to anothernoun or pronounwithin the samesentence.Subjunctive Mood:The subjunctivemood is a verb formused to refer to ahypothetical scenarioor to express a wish,suggestion, orcommandPresent tense ofa verb: used totalk about eventshappening in thepresent moment.Presentparticiple:the form of averb, endingin -ingAction verb:Describes theaction that thesubject of thesentenceperformsProper noun: aname used for anindividual person,place, ororganization,spelled with initialcapital lettersPassive voice:the action'starget is thefocus, and theverb acts uponthe subject.Past tense of averb: the formof a verb usedto describeactions in thepastAdverbial clause: Aclause—a group ofwords with a subjectand a verb—that actsas an adverb in asentence to modifythe main clause.Interjection: aword or phraseused to express afeeling or torequest or demandsomething.Intransitive verb: averb, aside froman auxiliary verb,whose contextdoes not entail atransitive object.Noun clause: atype ofsubordinate clause(dependentclause) that actsas a noun in asentence.Demonstrativepronoun: Aword used tostand in for anoun.Adjective: A word orphrase naming anattribute, added toor grammaticallyrelated to a noun tomodify or describeit.Interrogativepronoun: apronoun that isused tointroduce aquestion.Verb phrase: thepart of a sentencecontaining theverb and anydirect or indirectobject, but not thesubject.Coordinatingconjunctions: Aconjunction thatconnects words,phrases, and clausesthat are coordinate,or equal to eachother.Direct object: Theperson or thingthat directlyreceives theaction or effect ofthe verb.2nd personpersonal pronoun:Words like “you”that refer to theperson or peoplebeing spoken orwritten to.Independentclause: a group ofwords thatcontains a subjectand verb andexpresses acomplete thought.Subordinatingconjunction: aconjunction thatintroduces asubordinateclauseAntecedent: Aperson, place,thing, or clauserepresented by apronoun orpronominaladjective.3rd person personalpronoun: Words such as“she,” “it,” and “they” thatare used to refer to otherpeople and things thatare not being directlyaddressed, withoutnaming them specificallywith a noun.Gerundial phrase:a group of wordsthat begins with agerund andincludes any of itsmodifiers orobjectsPrepositionalphrase: a group ofwords consistingof a preposition, itsobject, and anywords that modifythe object.Active voice: Theform of a verb inwhich the subjectis the person orthing that performsthe actionNoun: a word (otherthan a pronoun) usedto identify any of aclass of people,places, or things(common noun), or toname a particular oneof these (proper noun).Compound-complexsentence: A sentencewith two or moreindependent clausesand at least onedependent clause.Gerund: A gerundusually refers in ageneral way to theactivityrepresented by theverb it’s derivedfrom.Verb: a word usedto describe anaction, state, oroccurrence, andforming the mainpart of the predicateof a sentence.Complex sentence: Ismade up of a mainclause and asubordinate clauseconnected to eachother with asubordinatingconjunction.Indefinite pronoun:to refer to peopleor things withoutsaying exactly whoor what they are.Relativepronoun: apronoun that'sused tointroduce arelative clause.Appositive: A nounthat immediatelyfollows andrenames anothernoun in order toclarify or classify it.Adverb: A word orphrase that modifies orqualifies an adjective,verb, or other adverbor a word group,expressing a relation ofplace, time,circumstance, manner,cause, degree, etc.Noun phrase: aword or group ofwords that functionsin a sentence assubject, object, orprepositional object.Phrase: a smallgroup of wordsstanding together asa conceptual unit,typically forming acomponent of aclause.Conjunction: A partof speech thatconnects words,phrases, orclauses, which arecalled itsconjuncts.Pastparticiple:The form of averb, typicallyending in -edParticipial phrase:A participial phraseis a type ofmodifier that usesthe participle formof a verb todescribe a noun.Article:Determiners ornoun markers thatfunction to specifyif the noun isgeneral or specificin its reference.Transitive verb:a verb thatentails one ormore transitiveobjectsLinkingverb:a verb thatdescribes thesubject byconnecting it to apredicate adjectiveor predicate noun.Predicate: the partof a sentence orclause containinga verb and statingsomething aboutthe subjectAdjectival clause:Modifies a noun ornoun phrase and usessome grammaticaldevice to indicate thatone of the argumentsin the relative clauserefers to the noun ornoun phrase.Subjunctive:relating to ordenoting a mood ofverbs expressingwhat is imagined orwished or possible.Dependent clause:A group of wordsthat contains asubject and verbbut does notexpress acomplete thought.Subjective of asentence: If astatement relieson personalfeelings orbeliefsClause: A groupof wordsworking togetherthat containsboth a subjectand a verb.Personal pronoun:Personal pronounsare pronouns that areassociated primarilywith a particulargrammatical person.Exclamatorysentence: It’s onethat expressessudden or strongemotions andfeelings.Infinitive phrase: a group ofwords consisting of aninfinitive and the modifier(s)and/or (pro)noun(s) ornoun phrase(s) thatfunction as the actor(s),direct object(s), orcomplement(s) of theaction or state expressed inthe infinitiveIndirect object: anoun phrase referringto someone orsomething that isaffected by the actionof a transitive verb,but is not the primaryobject.Compoundsentence: Joinstwo or moresentences thathave related ideasof equalimportance.Preposition: a wordgoverning, andusually preceding, anoun or pronoun andexpressing a relationto another word orelement in the clauseReflexive pronoun:a pronoun thatrefers to anothernoun or pronounwithin the samesentence.Subjunctive Mood:The subjunctivemood is a verb formused to refer to ahypothetical scenarioor to express a wish,suggestion, orcommandPresent tense ofa verb: used totalk about eventshappening in thepresent moment.Presentparticiple:the form of averb, endingin -ingAction verb:Describes theaction that thesubject of thesentenceperformsProper noun: aname used for anindividual person,place, ororganization,spelled with initialcapital lettersPassive voice:the action'starget is thefocus, and theverb acts uponthe subject.Past tense of averb: the formof a verb usedto describeactions in thepastAdverbial clause: Aclause—a group ofwords with a subjectand a verb—that actsas an adverb in asentence to modifythe main clause.Interjection: aword or phraseused to express afeeling or torequest or demandsomething.Intransitive verb: averb, aside froman auxiliary verb,whose contextdoes not entail atransitive object.Noun clause: atype ofsubordinate clause(dependentclause) that actsas a noun in asentence.Demonstrativepronoun: Aword used tostand in for anoun.Adjective: A word orphrase naming anattribute, added toor grammaticallyrelated to a noun tomodify or describeit.Interrogativepronoun: apronoun that isused tointroduce aquestion.Verb phrase: thepart of a sentencecontaining theverb and anydirect or indirectobject, but not thesubject.Coordinatingconjunctions: Aconjunction thatconnects words,phrases, and clausesthat are coordinate,or equal to eachother.Direct object: Theperson or thingthat directlyreceives theaction or effect ofthe verb.2nd personpersonal pronoun:Words like “you”that refer to theperson or peoplebeing spoken orwritten to.Independentclause: a group ofwords thatcontains a subjectand verb andexpresses acomplete thought.Subordinatingconjunction: aconjunction thatintroduces asubordinateclauseAntecedent: Aperson, place,thing, or clauserepresented by apronoun orpronominaladjective.3rd person personalpronoun: Words such as“she,” “it,” and “they” thatare used to refer to otherpeople and things thatare not being directlyaddressed, withoutnaming them specificallywith a noun.Gerundial phrase:a group of wordsthat begins with agerund andincludes any of itsmodifiers orobjectsPrepositionalphrase: a group ofwords consistingof a preposition, itsobject, and anywords that modifythe object.Active voice: Theform of a verb inwhich the subjectis the person orthing that performsthe actionNoun: a word (otherthan a pronoun) usedto identify any of aclass of people,places, or things(common noun), or toname a particular oneof these (proper noun).Compound-complexsentence: A sentencewith two or moreindependent clausesand at least onedependent clause.Gerund: A gerundusually refers in ageneral way to theactivityrepresented by theverb it’s derivedfrom.Verb: a word usedto describe anaction, state, oroccurrence, andforming the mainpart of the predicateof a sentence.Complex sentence: Ismade up of a mainclause and asubordinate clauseconnected to eachother with asubordinatingconjunction.

Grammatical Terms - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Indefinite pronoun: to refer to people or things without saying exactly who or what they are.
  2. Relative pronoun: a pronoun that's used to introduce a relative clause.
  3. Appositive: A noun that immediately follows and renames another noun in order to clarify or classify it.
  4. Adverb: A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
  5. Noun phrase: a word or group of words that functions in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object.
  6. Phrase: a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.
  7. Conjunction: A part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses, which are called its conjuncts.
  8. Past participle: The form of a verb, typically ending in -ed
  9. Participial phrase: A participial phrase is a type of modifier that uses the participle form of a verb to describe a noun.
  10. Article: Determiners or noun markers that function to specify if the noun is general or specific in its reference.
  11. Transitive verb: a verb that entails one or more transitive objects
  12. a verb that describes the subject by connecting it to a predicate adjective or predicate noun.
    Linking verb:
  13. Predicate: the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject
  14. Adjectival clause: Modifies a noun or noun phrase and uses some grammatical device to indicate that one of the arguments in the relative clause refers to the noun or noun phrase.
  15. Subjunctive: relating to or denoting a mood of verbs expressing what is imagined or wished or possible.
  16. Dependent clause: A group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.
  17. Subjective of a sentence: If a statement relies on personal feelings or beliefs
  18. Clause: A group of words working together that contains both a subject and a verb.
  19. Personal pronoun: Personal pronouns are pronouns that are associated primarily with a particular grammatical person.
  20. Exclamatory sentence: It’s one that expresses sudden or strong emotions and feelings.
  21. Infinitive phrase: a group of words consisting of an infinitive and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the actor(s), direct object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the infinitive
  22. Indirect object: a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb, but is not the primary object.
  23. Compound sentence: Joins two or more sentences that have related ideas of equal importance.
  24. Preposition: a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
  25. Reflexive pronoun: a pronoun that refers to another noun or pronoun within the same sentence.
  26. Subjunctive Mood: The subjunctive mood is a verb form used to refer to a hypothetical scenario or to express a wish, suggestion, or command
  27. Present tense of a verb: used to talk about events happening in the present moment.
  28. Present participle: the form of a verb, ending in -ing
  29. Action verb: Describes the action that the subject of the sentence performs
  30. Proper noun: a name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with initial capital letters
  31. Passive voice: the action's target is the focus, and the verb acts upon the subject.
  32. Past tense of a verb: the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past
  33. Adverbial clause: A clause—a group of words with a subject and a verb—that acts as an adverb in a sentence to modify the main clause.
  34. Interjection: a word or phrase used to express a feeling or to request or demand something.
  35. Intransitive verb: a verb, aside from an auxiliary verb, whose context does not entail a transitive object.
  36. Noun clause: a type of subordinate clause (dependent clause) that acts as a noun in a sentence.
  37. Demonstrative pronoun: A word used to stand in for a noun.
  38. Adjective: A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
  39. Interrogative pronoun: a pronoun that is used to introduce a question.
  40. Verb phrase: the part of a sentence containing the verb and any direct or indirect object, but not the subject.
  41. Coordinating conjunctions: A conjunction that connects words, phrases, and clauses that are coordinate, or equal to each other.
  42. Direct object: The person or thing that directly receives the action or effect of the verb.
  43. 2nd person personal pronoun: Words like “you” that refer to the person or people being spoken or written to.
  44. Independent clause: a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
  45. Subordinating conjunction: a conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause
  46. Antecedent: A person, place, thing, or clause represented by a pronoun or pronominal adjective.
  47. 3rd person personal pronoun: Words such as “she,” “it,” and “they” that are used to refer to other people and things that are not being directly addressed, without naming them specifically with a noun.
  48. Gerundial phrase: a group of words that begins with a gerund and includes any of its modifiers or objects
  49. Prepositional phrase: a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object.
  50. Active voice: The form of a verb in which the subject is the person or thing that performs the action
  51. Noun: a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun).
  52. Compound-complex sentence: A sentence with two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
  53. Gerund: A gerund usually refers in a general way to the activity represented by the verb it’s derived from.
  54. Verb: a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.
  55. Complex sentence: Is made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause connected to each other with a subordinating conjunction.