Parts of Speech
What does a noun do?
What is names a person, place or thing.
A pronoun is
What is used in the place of a noun
What is the definition of an action verb? Give three examples.
Action verbs describe action. Examples will vary.
What does the linking verb do?
The linking verb describes the state of being that subject is in/ the linking verb describes the subject.
What is a preposition?
A preposition:
shows the relationship between words/
Answers "where" and "when" of a verb/noun.
What are the differences between an adjective and an adverb?
Adjectives describe nouns and adjectives. Adverbs describe nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs.
What are the persons of the pronouns?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
An action verb can have a direct object. Define the direct object.
The direct object receives the verb. It answers "what or whom?" about the verb.
Linking verbs have a predicate. What is a predicate?
The predicate is the new identification that describes the subject. / The predicate describes the subject.
Give me three examples of prepositions.
answers will vary
What are three examples of adverbs?
One example that ends in -ly.
One example that does not.
One example of either.
Answers may vary
What are the pronouns of 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person? (just do subjective and objective. not possessive).
1st person: I, me, we, us
2nd person: you
3rd person: he/him/she/her/it and they/them
The direct object can have an indirect object. Define what an indirect object is.
The indirect object receives the direct object. It answers the "to/for whom" about the verb.
How do you tell the difference between a linking verb and an action verb? Give me an example/scenario where this would come up.
You replace the verb with a form of the "to be" verb./ You put is/are in place of the verb. /You put an equal sign in place of the verb. Example will vary.
Give me an example of three DIFFERENT prepositions.
answers will vary
Name the four correlative conjunctions?
Hint, they are pairs of words.
Neither..nor
either...or
both...and
Not only... but also
What is the difference between a subjective pronoun and an objective pronoun? Give me an example of both.
The subjective pronoun is used in replace of the subject. Example will vary, based on the subjective case of pronouns.
The objective pronoun is used in place of the object. Example will vary, based on the objective case of pronouns.
Give me an example of a direct object.
Answer will vary.
What are the forms of the "to be" verbs.
AM/IS/ARE/WAS/WERE
What do prepositional phrases consist of?
Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition and the object of the preposition (the noun).
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
Possessive pronouns are pronouns that show possession. What are they for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person.
1st: my/mine/our/ours
2nd: your/yours
3rd: her/hers/his/its/their/theirs
The indirect object needs a direct object. Give me an example of using both in the same sentence
Answer will vary
Give me two examples of a linking verb used in a sentence.
One example that uses a form of "to be."
One example using a verb that is not a "to be" form.
State whether the predicate is an adjective or a noun.
Answers will vary.
Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with a noun. Give me an example.
Answer will vary