Clauses
What is a main clause?
It is a clause that can stand on its own.
What is a noun?
It is a name of a person, title, place, animal, plant, or thing.
Give an example of a comparative adjective.
crazier, more beautiful, better, worse, etc.
A verb is an action word.
What is a regular verb?
What is a subordinate clause?
It is a clause that cannot stand on its own.
What is an adjective?
It is a describing word.
Give an example of a superlative adjective.
most amazing, most talented, best, worst, craziest, etc.
What are the three "R"s when it comes to recycling?
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Verbs that do not have "-d" or "-ed" at the end of their past tense forms are irregular verbs.
Choose the subordinate clause for this sentence: The jury believed that the man was guilty.
The jury believed that
What is an adverb?
It is a word that modifies adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs.
Give an example of an irregular adjective.
good, well (the one that means healthy), far, bad, old (people in a family), and old (general use)
Give three words with "re" that are not related to recycling.
replay, redo, reenact
Chips, junk food, etc.
Choose the subordinate clause for this sentence: Come when you like.
when you like
What are the rules for creating comparatives?
-er for one-syllable words and two-syllable words that end with "y"
more for two-syllables and more
Give three examples of irregular verbs.
sleep, write, come
What do you use for countable nouns?
Many (and there are others too)
What do you call words like should, must, etc.?
What are modal verbs?
Choose the subordinate clause for this sentence: I know the girl who won the prize.
who won the prize
What are the rules for creating superlatives?
-est for one-syllable words and two-syllable words that end with "y"
most for two-syllables and more
What is a carbon footprint?
It is the amount of carbon dioxide you create when you do something.
What do you use for uncountable nouns?
Much (and there are others too)
Modal verbs, otherwise known as helping verbs, modify/change the meaning of the main verb.