Nouns
the 4 types of nouns
What is person, place, thing, or idea?
a word that takes the place of one or more nouns
What is a pronoun?
the singular possessive of children (MUST be spelled correctly)
What is child's?
modifies a noun or a pronoun
What is an adjective?
a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person, place, or thing, like somebody, anyone, many, some, etc.
What is an indefinite pronoun?
a noun that must be capitalized
What is a proper noun?
the type of pronoun that asks a question, using who, whom, whose, what, and which
What is an interrogative pronoun?
the type of pronoun that can be direct or indirect, using me, you, him, her, it, us, them
What is an object pronoun?
an adjective formed from a proper noun
What is a proper adjective?
an adjective used to compare three or more items
What is the superlative form?
the plural possessive of mouse (MUST be spelled correctly)
What is mice's?
the noun or nouns to which a pronoun refers
What is an antecedent?
the type of common noun that can't be easily separated into countable units
What is a mass noun?
the 2 indefinite articles
What is "a" and "an"?
the 1 definite article
What is "the"?
cat, book, school, love are all examples of this type of noun
What is a common noun?
the type of pronouns that point out particular person, places, or things, using this, these, that, and those
What is a demonstrative pronoun?
a noun that names something that you cannot see or touch, such as an idea, quality, or feeling
What is an abstract noun?
an adjective used to compare two items
What is the comparative form?
a pronoun that links a group of words to a preceding noun/pronoun to tell more about the noun/pronoun, using who, whom, which, or that
What is a relative pronoun?
a common noun that names a group with more than one member
What is a collective noun?
the type of pronoun that shows ownership, using my, mine, your, his, her, its, our, their, etc.
What is a possessive pronoun?
a pronoun that emphasizes its antecedent, adding emphasis to a pronoun or noun already named
What is an intensive pronoun?
an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence
What is a predicate adjective?
a pronoun that refers to the subject of a sentence, using myself, yourself, himself, etc.
What is a reflexive pronoun?