Sentences
A sentence is a group of words expressing a ...?
complete thought
How many parts of speech are there?
8
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is an abstract noun?
An abstract noun names a quality, characteristic, or ideal that cannot be perceived by the senses.
What are the three grammar persons?
The three grammar persons are first person, second person, third person.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that shows action or being.
subject and predicate
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that usually modifies a verb, but also an adjective or another adverb.
Name the 4 ways nouns may be classified.
Nouns may be common or proper, concrete or abstract, collective and compound.
What is a compound noun?
A compound noun is made up of more than one word.
Who are the first person, second person, and third person?
The person speaking
The person spoken to
The person spoken about
Adjectives answer the question...
Which one, what kind, and how much or how many
What verb shows being or existence?
The "to be" verb shows being or existence.
What is a subject?
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
Give the 4 questions adverbs answers.
Adverbs answer the questions: how, when, where, and to what extent.
A common noun names...
A common noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is NOT capitalized.
How many kinds of compound nouns are there?
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
Articles are words that...
signify nouns
What is a physical action verb?
A physical action verb expresses action that CAN be perceived by the senses.
What is a predicate?
The predicate tells what the subject is or does.
What is a verb phrase?
A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.
A proper noun names...
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. It IS capitalized.
What is a collective noun?
A collective noun names a group.
Give the subject personal pronouns in three persons.
The subject personal pronouns are
I, you, he, she, it
we, you all, they
Articles are considered what part of speech?
Adjectives
What is a mental action verb?
A mental action verb expresses action that CANNOT be perceived by the senses.
The four types of sentences are...
Declarative, imperative, interrogative or exclamatory.
Name the 8 parts of speech.
Noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
What is a concrete noun?
A concrete noun names something that can be perceived by the senses.
Give an example of a collective noun.
flock, team, class
Give the object personal pronouns in three persons.
The object personal pronouns are
me, you, him, her, it
us, you all, them
Name the indefinite and definite articles.
A and an are the indefinite articles.
The is the definite article.
Give the common helping (auxiliary) verbs.
The common helping verbs are:
am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been
have, has, had,
do, does, did,
may, might, must,
can, could,
will, would, shall, should, ought