ILTS Elementary Education (305-Content
Test)
Nouns - answer A person, place, thing, or idea
Common Noun - answer The class or group of people, places, and things (not
capitalized)
Proper Nouns - answer The names of a specific person, place, or thing (capitalized)
General Nouns - answer The names of conditions or ideas
Specific Nouns - answer Names people, places, and things that are understood by
using your senses
Collective Nouns - answer The names for a person, place or thing that may act as a
whole
Pronouns - answer Words that are used to stand in for a noun
Nominative Nouns and Pronouns - answerThe case for nouns and pronouns that are
the subject of a sentence
Objective Nouns and Pronouns - answerThe case for nouns and pronouns that are an
object in a sentence
Possessive Nouns and Pronouns - answerThe case for nouns and pronouns that show
possession or ownership
How can Pronouns be Grouped? - answer-Intensive (I myself, you yourself, he himself,
she herself, the itself, we ourselves, you yourselves, they themselves)
-Relative (which, who, whom, whose)
-Interrogative (what, which, who, whom, whose)
-Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
-Indefinite (all, any, each, everyone, either/neither, one, some, several)
-Reciprocal (each other, one another)
,Transitive Verbs - answerA verb whose action points to a receiver
Intransitive Verbs - answerA verb that does not point to a receiver of an action
Action Verbs - answerA verb that shows what subject is doing in a sentence
Linking Verbs - answerLink the subject of a sentence to a noun or pronoun or link a
subject with an adjective
Transitive Verbs-Active Voice - answerThe subject of the sentence is doing the action
Transitive Verbs-Passive Voice - answerThe subject receives the action
Past Verbs - answerThe action happened in the past
Present Verbs - answerThe action happens at the current time
Future Verbs - answerThe action is going to happen later
Past Perfect Verbs - answerThe second action started in the past and the first action
came before the second
Present Perfect Verbs - answerThe action started in the past and continues into the
present
Future Perfect Verbs - answerAn action that uses the past and the future
Conjugating Verbs - answerWhen you change the form of a verb
Indicative Moods - answerUsed for facts, opinions, and questions
Imperative Moods - answerUsed for orders or requests
Subjunctive Moods - answerUsed for wishes and statements that go against facts
Adjectives - answerA word that is used to modify a noun or pronoun
Articles - answerAdjectives that are used to mark nouns
Types of Articles - answer-Definite (the)
-Indefinite (a, an)
Relative Adjectives - answerCan show the comparison between things
Absolute Adjectives - answerCan show comparison
,Adverbs - answerA word that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Rules to Compare Adverbs and Adjectives - answer-Positive (standard or normal form)
-Comparative (compares 1 person or thing to another)
-Superlative (compares more than 2 people or things)
Prepositions - answerA word placed before a noun or pronoun that shows the
relationship between an object and another word in the sentence
Conjunctions - answerJoin words, phrases, or clauses and they show the connection
between the join pieces
Correlative Conjunctions - answerShow the connection between pairs
Subordinating Conjunctions - answerJoin subordinate clauses with independent clauses
Common Subordinating Conjunctions - answerAfter, although, because, before, in order
that, since, so that, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, whether, while
Interjections - answerA word for exclamation that is used alone or as a piece to a
sentence
Subject - answerNames who or what the sentence is all about
Complete Subject - answerIncludes the simple subject and all of its modifiers
Simple Subject - answerThe subject of the sentence
Imperitove Sentences - answerThe verbs subject is understood, but not actually
presented in the sentence
Predicate - answerExplains or describes the subject
Subject Verb Agreement - answerVerbs agree with their subjects in number
Complements - answerA noun, pronoun, or adjective that is used to give more
information about the subject or verb in the sentence
Direct Objects - answerA noun or pronoun takes or receives the action of a verb
Indirect Objects - answerA word or group of words that show how an action had an
influence on someone or something
, Predicate Nominatives - answerThe word (noun or pronoun) that gets linked to the
subject in the predicate that describe or define the subject
Predicate Adjectives - answerThe word (adjective) that gets linked to the subject in the
predicate that describe or define the subject
Pronoun-Antecedents Agreement - answerPronouns and their antecedents agree when
they have the same number and gender
Clauses - answerA group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate
Independent Clauses - answerContains a complete thought (stands alone)
Dependent/Subordinate Clauses - answerIncludes a subject and verb (cant stand
alone)
Adjective Clauses - answerA dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun
Essential Clauses - answerExplains or defines a person or thing (no comma)
Nonessential Clauses - answerGive more information about a person or thing but are
not necessary to define them (uses comma)
Adverb Clauses - answerA dependent clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
Noun Clause - answerA dependent clause that can be used as a subject, object, or
complement
Subordination - answerWhen 2 related ideas are not of equal importance, the ideal way
to combine them is to make the more important idea an independent clause, and the
less important idea a dependent or subordinate clause
Phrases - answerA groups of words that functions as a single part of speech that adds
detail or explanation to a sentence, or renames something in the sentence
Prepositional Phrases - answerBegins with a preposition and ends with a noun or
pronoun that is the object of the preposition
Verbal Phrases - answerFormed from a verb but does not function as a verb
Types of Verbals - answer-Participle (always functions as an objective)
-Gerund (always functions as a noun)
-Infinitive (functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb)
Test)
Nouns - answer A person, place, thing, or idea
Common Noun - answer The class or group of people, places, and things (not
capitalized)
Proper Nouns - answer The names of a specific person, place, or thing (capitalized)
General Nouns - answer The names of conditions or ideas
Specific Nouns - answer Names people, places, and things that are understood by
using your senses
Collective Nouns - answer The names for a person, place or thing that may act as a
whole
Pronouns - answer Words that are used to stand in for a noun
Nominative Nouns and Pronouns - answerThe case for nouns and pronouns that are
the subject of a sentence
Objective Nouns and Pronouns - answerThe case for nouns and pronouns that are an
object in a sentence
Possessive Nouns and Pronouns - answerThe case for nouns and pronouns that show
possession or ownership
How can Pronouns be Grouped? - answer-Intensive (I myself, you yourself, he himself,
she herself, the itself, we ourselves, you yourselves, they themselves)
-Relative (which, who, whom, whose)
-Interrogative (what, which, who, whom, whose)
-Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
-Indefinite (all, any, each, everyone, either/neither, one, some, several)
-Reciprocal (each other, one another)
,Transitive Verbs - answerA verb whose action points to a receiver
Intransitive Verbs - answerA verb that does not point to a receiver of an action
Action Verbs - answerA verb that shows what subject is doing in a sentence
Linking Verbs - answerLink the subject of a sentence to a noun or pronoun or link a
subject with an adjective
Transitive Verbs-Active Voice - answerThe subject of the sentence is doing the action
Transitive Verbs-Passive Voice - answerThe subject receives the action
Past Verbs - answerThe action happened in the past
Present Verbs - answerThe action happens at the current time
Future Verbs - answerThe action is going to happen later
Past Perfect Verbs - answerThe second action started in the past and the first action
came before the second
Present Perfect Verbs - answerThe action started in the past and continues into the
present
Future Perfect Verbs - answerAn action that uses the past and the future
Conjugating Verbs - answerWhen you change the form of a verb
Indicative Moods - answerUsed for facts, opinions, and questions
Imperative Moods - answerUsed for orders or requests
Subjunctive Moods - answerUsed for wishes and statements that go against facts
Adjectives - answerA word that is used to modify a noun or pronoun
Articles - answerAdjectives that are used to mark nouns
Types of Articles - answer-Definite (the)
-Indefinite (a, an)
Relative Adjectives - answerCan show the comparison between things
Absolute Adjectives - answerCan show comparison
,Adverbs - answerA word that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Rules to Compare Adverbs and Adjectives - answer-Positive (standard or normal form)
-Comparative (compares 1 person or thing to another)
-Superlative (compares more than 2 people or things)
Prepositions - answerA word placed before a noun or pronoun that shows the
relationship between an object and another word in the sentence
Conjunctions - answerJoin words, phrases, or clauses and they show the connection
between the join pieces
Correlative Conjunctions - answerShow the connection between pairs
Subordinating Conjunctions - answerJoin subordinate clauses with independent clauses
Common Subordinating Conjunctions - answerAfter, although, because, before, in order
that, since, so that, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, whether, while
Interjections - answerA word for exclamation that is used alone or as a piece to a
sentence
Subject - answerNames who or what the sentence is all about
Complete Subject - answerIncludes the simple subject and all of its modifiers
Simple Subject - answerThe subject of the sentence
Imperitove Sentences - answerThe verbs subject is understood, but not actually
presented in the sentence
Predicate - answerExplains or describes the subject
Subject Verb Agreement - answerVerbs agree with their subjects in number
Complements - answerA noun, pronoun, or adjective that is used to give more
information about the subject or verb in the sentence
Direct Objects - answerA noun or pronoun takes or receives the action of a verb
Indirect Objects - answerA word or group of words that show how an action had an
influence on someone or something
, Predicate Nominatives - answerThe word (noun or pronoun) that gets linked to the
subject in the predicate that describe or define the subject
Predicate Adjectives - answerThe word (adjective) that gets linked to the subject in the
predicate that describe or define the subject
Pronoun-Antecedents Agreement - answerPronouns and their antecedents agree when
they have the same number and gender
Clauses - answerA group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate
Independent Clauses - answerContains a complete thought (stands alone)
Dependent/Subordinate Clauses - answerIncludes a subject and verb (cant stand
alone)
Adjective Clauses - answerA dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun
Essential Clauses - answerExplains or defines a person or thing (no comma)
Nonessential Clauses - answerGive more information about a person or thing but are
not necessary to define them (uses comma)
Adverb Clauses - answerA dependent clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
Noun Clause - answerA dependent clause that can be used as a subject, object, or
complement
Subordination - answerWhen 2 related ideas are not of equal importance, the ideal way
to combine them is to make the more important idea an independent clause, and the
less important idea a dependent or subordinate clause
Phrases - answerA groups of words that functions as a single part of speech that adds
detail or explanation to a sentence, or renames something in the sentence
Prepositional Phrases - answerBegins with a preposition and ends with a noun or
pronoun that is the object of the preposition
Verbal Phrases - answerFormed from a verb but does not function as a verb
Types of Verbals - answer-Participle (always functions as an objective)
-Gerund (always functions as a noun)
-Infinitive (functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb)
