Noun Types
What is the definition of a concrete noun?
A person, place or thing that can be perceived.
What is the definition of "tense?"
Tense means time, it gives context as to when the action occurred.
What is a negative?
Modifiers that mean "not" or "no"
What is the function of quotation marks in dialogue?
To show when the speaker changes.
What is denotation?
Dictionary Definition.
What is the definition of an abstract noun?
Something that cannot be seen or touched, but thought of.
Change this sentence from present to future tense: I go to the grocery store to buy avocados.
I SHALL go to the grocery store to buy avocados.
Provide three examples of negatives.
Answers will vary, things like: never, hardly, and n't.
Where does end punctuation go when using quotes?
INSIDE the quotes
What is connotation?
Social meaning, associations that people have with certain words of phrases.
What is the definition of a collective noun?
A noun that indicates a group of something.
What are the pronoun cases?
Nominative, Objective, and Possessive
What is a double negative?
Two negatives in the same clause that cancel each other out.
Which is italicized and which is in quotes:
book title, book chapter.
title: italics
chapter: quotes
What is the denotation of the word "intelligent?"
Give 5 examples of abstract nouns.
Answers will vary, things like: love, time, week, and courage.
What is the objective pronoun in the sentence and what type of objective pronoun is it:
The teacher let her hold the mice.
Her, indirect object
Write a sentence with a double negative.
What is in quotation and what is italicized:
album, song title
Album: italicized
Song title: quotes
What is the connotation of the word "artist?"
Answers will vary. Example: creative, starving, free-thinking
Give 5 examples of collective nouns.
Answers will vary, things like: herd, pack, team, and collection.
What are the pronoun cases used in this sentence? ID the pronoun AND list was case they are in:
I went with her to pick him up around his house.
I- nominative, her- indirect object, him- D.O, his- possessive
Correct this sentence in which the goal is to inform friends that you will not be going to the party:
I'm not sorry, I will not be never going to the party on Saturday.
I'm not sorry, I will not be going to the party.
Write a sentence using at least two quotation marks and one italic.
Example: I listened to "Iris" and "Black Balloon" on the album Dizzy Up the Girl.
What is the connotation of the word "forever?"
Answers will vary, example: A very long time, taking a very long time