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英语语法术语集：Glossary of English Grammar Terms Active VoiceIn the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action (eg They killed the President). See also Passive Voice. AdjectiveA word like big, red, easy, French etc. An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. AdverbA word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc. An adverb modifies a verb. ArticleThe indefinite articles are a and an. The definite article is the. Auxiliary VerbA verb that is used with a main verb. Be, do and have are auxiliary verbs. Can, may, must etc are modal auxiliary verbs. ClauseA group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example: It was late when he arrived). ConjunctionA word used to connect words, phrases and clauses (for example: and, but, if). InfinitiveThe basic form of a verb as in to work or work. InterjectionAn exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection (for example: oh!, ah!, ouch!, well!). Modal VerbAn auxiliary verb like can, may, must etc that modifies the main verb and expresses possibility, probability etc. It is also called modal auxiliary verb. NounA word like table, dog, teacher, America etc. A noun is the name of an object, concept, person or place. A concrete noun is something you can see or touch like a person or car. An abstract noun is something that you cannot see or touch like a decision or happiness. A countable noun is something that you can count (for example: bottle, song, dollar). An uncountable noun is something that you cannot count (for example: water,music, money). ObjectIn the active voice, a noun or its equivalent that receives the action of the verb. In the passive voice, a noun or its equivalent that does the action of the verb. ParticipleThe -ing and -ed forms of verbs. The -ing form is called the present participle. The -ed form is called the past participle (for irregular verbs, this is column 3). Part Of SpeechOne of the eight classes of word in English - noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposi