Capitalization and Punctuation
What kinds of nouns are capitalized?
Proper nouns
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words expressing a complete thought.
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that usually modifies a verb, but also an adjective or another adverb.
Give all forms of the to be verb
am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been
What kind of letter should every sentence start with?
A capital letter
What are the two parts of every sentence?
The two parts of every sentence are the subject and the predicate.
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
Give the four questions adverbs answer
Adverbs answer the questions how (manner), when, where, and to what extent (how often, how much).
What is a verb phrase?
A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.
Ex. I have been walking for an hour.
Ex. I should have walked yesterday.
Every declarative sentence should end with this kind of end mark.
a period
What is a subject?
A subject tells who or what the sentence is about
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
Give examples of sentences with adverbs that answer the questions how (manner), when, where, and to what extent (how often, how much)
Hint: You learned some examples using the format "He walks ______________________"
He walks gracefully (how)
He walks early (when)
He walks outside (where)
He walks often (to what extent)
Give the common helping 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
Every interrogative sentence should end with this kind of end mark
A question mark
What is a predicate?
A predicate tells what the subject is or does
Give the three questions adjectives answer.
Adjectives answer the questions which one, what kind, how much, or how many
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that shows action or being.
Give the first three English verb tenses
The first three English verb tenses are present, past, and future.
Do commas and periods go inside or outside of quotation marks in direct quotations?
What are the four types of sentences?
Give 3 examples of sentences with adjectives that answer the questions which one, what kind, how much/how many
Hint: You know some sentences about John giving Mary roses
John gave Mary that rose. (which one)
John gave Mary a red rose. (what kind)
John gave Mary a dozen roses. (how many)
What verb shows being or existence?
The to be verb shows being or existence.
Give the first three English verb tenses and an example of each using the verb "walk"
Present - I walk
Past - I walked
Future - I will walk