Form the possessive singular of nouns by ____________
Adding ‘s
What are the 6 noun jobs?
Sub, NDA, OP, IDO, DO, PN
What is a verbal?
Words formed from verbs, do not act as verbs.
What is an adjective?
Describes nouns/pronouns
What are the two main types of clauses?
Independent and dependent
The number of the subject determines the number of the _____
Verb
Which verbal acts as a noun?
Participle
What is a verb?
What the subject is/does
What is an adverb?
Modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
What are the 7 Coordinating Conjunctions?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Do not join independent clauses with a _____
Comma
What’s a noun?
Person, place, thing, idea
Name the four types of verbs.
ILV, ICV, TPV, TAV
What are the 4 adjective questions?
What kind? How many? Which one? Whose?
What is a compound?
Connected elements
What does this mean:
Make the paragraph the unit of composition
-each paragraph has a purpose
-paragraphs should be interconnected
Define PN.
Follows an ILV, renames the subject
What are the three types of verbals?
Gerund, participle, infinitive
What are the 5 adverb questions?
How? When? Where? Why? To what extent?
What is a sentence?
group of words that expresses a complete thought
What does this mean:
Omit needless words
-get rid of words that don’t have a purpose
-no unnecessary words
Define Subject.
Who/what the sentence is about
Define verb phrase and helping verb.
2/more verbs acting as a single verb; helps the main verb
Define preposition.
Expresses relation to another word/element in the clause
Name and define the 3 types of dependent clauses.
Adjective clause-dependent clause acting as an adjective
Adverb clause-dependent clause acting as an adverb
Noun clause-dependent clause acting as a noun