Nouns and Noun Types
Define Noun
a person, place, thing, or idea.
Define Adjective
An Adjective describes a noun.
Define Verb.
A verb is an action. It can describe what the subject is doing.
Define preposition.
Prepositions express a relationship to another word or element in the clause.
What are the sentence structures?
Simple, Complex, and Compound
What is the difference between concrete and abstract nouns?
Concrete nouns can be seen and and felt. Abstract nouns are ideas or qualities.
Define Adverb
An Adverb can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
What are the three verb tenses.
Past, Present, and Future
Define conjunction.
A conjunction is a word used to connect clauses.
what are the sentence types?
Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, and Declarative.
Give an example of collective noun.
Team, Family, Crew, etc.
Give an example of a Proper Adjective.
Canadian bacon, Japanese Cherry Blossoms, Arabian horses.
What two words are added for the future tense?
Will and Shall
List seven different prepositions.
about, above, across, after, against, along, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, but (meaning except), during, for, from, in, inside, like, near, of, off, on, onto, past. since, through, throughout, under, underneath, etc
What is a complex sentence?
A sentence with a main clause and a subordinating clause.
List three possessive pronouns
mine, his, hers, its, our, etc
What are the demonstratives of limiting adjectives?
This, that, these, those
Give an example of an irregular verb.
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List all the conjunctions.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What punctuation is at the end of an exclamatory sentence?
An exclamation point!
Define a possessive noun and give an example.
A possessive noun shows ownership and belonging
Mike's house, Duke's car, Rosa's dog, James' teacher
Use an adverb in a sentence.
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What four words can you input to replace the verb to know if it is a linking verb?
Is, Am, Was, Were
Name the prepositional phrase and conjunctions in the following sentence.
"I want to go to the movies and to dinner, but I must work at the boutique with my little sister."
"I want to go to the movies and to dinner, but I must work at the boutique with my little sister."
What is the difference between a declarative sentence and an imperative sentence?
A declarative sentence makes a statement while a imperative sentence give a command.