Definitions of Terms
What part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea?
A noun
What is the simple subject of this sentence: The largest ethnic group in China is the Han.
group
List the 6 types of nouns
Common, proper, concrete, abstract, compound, and collective
Which term means "to explain similarities between 2 or more things"?
Compare
Is this a complete sentence or a fragment? (Write "C" or "F.") While my brother and I helped.
Fragment
What part of speech takes the place of a noun?
A pronoun
What is the simple subject of this sentence: Frederick Douglass, born into slavery, led a remarkable life.
Frederick Douglass
List the 4 types of pronouns
Which term means "to judge something"?
assess
Draw the proofreading symbol to capitalize a word.
3 lines
Who/what that receives the action in a sentence
A direct object
What is the direct object in the following sentence: I asked Santa to bring me a puppy for Christmas.
Santa
What type of noun is "family"?
common, concrete, collective
Which term means "to mention an idea from a text to support your opinion"?
cite
Is this a complete sentence or a fragment? We rented them for a reasonable fee.
Complete sentence
The subject complement that identifies the subject
Predicate nominative
What is the predicate adjective in this sentence: He seemed always mindful of the "greater good."
mindful
What type of pronoun is used in this sentence: Mark, my younger cousin, came for a visit.
possessive
Which term means "the condition in which something happens"?
context
Which terms means "to reach a conclusion after examining the evidence"?
infer
The verb or verb phrase in a sentence is called the...
simple predicate
Identify the subject complement AND say whether it is PN or PA: Luck, hard work, and talent are important to success.
important - PA
What type of pronoun is used in this sentence: Competition for first place is between you and me.
personal
Which term means "to learn about the relationship between things through detailed examination"?
analyze
List the 2 types of linking verbs.
Forms of "to be" and sensory verbs