Type of Words
A word that names things, places, people, animals or ideas.
What is a Noun?
The part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is the subject?
The past perfect tense always requires this specific helping verb before the main action.
What is "had"?
A comparison between two things that uses the words "like" or "as," such as "as quiet as a mouse."
What is a simile?
These pronouns do the action in a sentence and go before the verb.
What are subject pronouns?
An action word that tells what the subject is doing.
What is a verb?
The part of the sentence containing the verb that tells what the subject does or is.
What is the predicate?
In the sentence, "She had eaten breakfast before the bus arrived," this is the action that happened first.
What is had eaten breakfast?
direct comparison that says one thing is another thing, like "The classroom was a zoo."
What is a metaphor?
These pronouns receive the action in a sentence and go after the verb.
What are object pronouns?
A word used to describe a noun, giving us more details like "beautiful," "blue," or "tall."
What is an adjective?
This type of sentence expresses strong feelings and always ends with an exclamation point.
What is an exclamatory sentence?
To create the past perfect tense we use "had" + _______
What is past participle?
A common expression that means something completely different from the literal words, like "a piece of cake."
What is an idiom?
These pronouns are used to show ownership, like "mine," "yours," or "ours."
What are possessive pronouns?
A word that describes a verb and often tells how an action is done, usually ending in "-ly."
What is an adverb?
This type of sentence is used to ask a question and always ends with a question mark.
What is an interrogative sentence?
Use the past perfect tense of the verb "lose" to complete this sentence: "He could not open the door because he __________ his keys."
What is "had lost"?
A short, traditional saying that gives advice or states a general truth, like "Better late than never."
What is an adage?
The correct pronoun to fill in the blank: "The teacher gave the prizes to Leo and ____ (me / I)."
What is "me"?
This part of speech acts as a substitute for a noun or noun phrase, and it changes its form depending on whether it is a subject or an object.
What is a pronoun?
A sentence made by joining two complete thoughts together using a comma and a word like "and" or "but."
What is a compound sentence?
The past perfect version of the simple past sentence: "They watched the movie."
What is "They had watched the movie"?
The true meaning behind the common idiom "under the weather."
What is feeling sick?
The correct object pronoun used to replace the words in itallics: "The principal called my friends and me to the office.
What is "us"?