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This type of noun is capitalized
What is a proper noun?
A group of words that express complete thoughts
What is a sentence?
George Washington, his last name is referred to as this
What is a surname?
These are shortened forms of subjects and verbs such as it's, they're and you're
What are contractions?
This type of verb expresses current or habitual action
What is present tense?
This shows the physical and mental action of the subject of a sentence
What is an action verb?
"Our CEO announced the restructuring plan" is this type of sentence
What is a simple sentence?
When specific persons, places and things are capitalized
What is a proper noun?
The position of the object of the preposition in relation to the object
What is before the object?
A verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun
What is a gerund?
And,but,or and nor have another name
What is are conjunctions?
Am,is,were,are,was are these types of verbs
What is a helping verb?
These are formed by combining words into single expressions
What are compound words and phrases?
Comparatives are often introduced by these words
What is an or than?
When the action verb does not require an object to complete its action
What is intransitive?
A,an,and the form a special group of adjectives
What is an article?
In this type of sentence the verb comes before the subject
What is an inverted sentence?
This is used to make nouns possessive
What is an apostrophe?
When antecedents are joined by or or nor, the pronoun must agree with this
What is the closer antecedent?
This verb mood expresses a fact
What is an indicative mood?
A word formed from the initial letters of an expression
What is an acronym?
When giving an order or making a direct request
What is a command?
When nouns provide description or identification only, this type of form is not used
What is the possessive form?
This refers to a collection of people, animals or objects
What is a collective noun?
This tense will take place before other further actions
What is future-perfect tense?