These word forms name a person, place, or thing.
What are nouns?
Describe the person and number of the pronoun "I".
What is FIRST PERSON SINGULAR?
The name for this group of verbs:
am, is, are, was, were, be, been
These are the three simple tenses of verbs.
What are SIMPLE PRESENT, SIMPLE PAST, and SIMPLE FUTURE?
The name for the small set of words that join words with words, phrases with phrases, and sentences with sentences.
What are CONJUNCTIONS?
This category of words signify actions and states of being.
What are verbs?
Describe the person and number for the pronoun "we".
What is FIRST PERSON PLURAL?
The type of verb that includes to be, to have and to do, as well as Modal Verbs such as can/could, may, might, will, would, etc..
What are Auxiliary Verbs?
The tense of the following verbs:
The dog chased the car.
Mark fixed the electrical problem.
He was awake, but they were asleep.
What are SIMPLE PAST TENSE verbs?
The type of words used to connect two words, phrases, or sentences of equal importance or weight.
What are COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS?
This category of words contains a finite number of words which take the place of nouns.
What are PRONOUNS?
Describe the person and number for the pronoun "you", as in "You, Mark, are invited to my party."
What is SECOND PERSON SINGULAR?
The type of verb in this sentence: (cop or aux)
"The students were mesmerized."
What is COPULA?
The tense of the following verbs:
The outlet is smoking.
The fire department is coming.
What is PRESENT PROGRESSIVE?
The types of words used to connect a main or independent clause to another (dependent) clause.
ex: He's crying because he's angry.
I can't believe it's snowing, even though it's spring!
What are SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS?
This category of words modify nouns or pronouns.
What are adjectives?
Describe the person and number for the pronouns "he", "she" and "it".
What is THIRD PERSON SINGULAR?
The type of be verb in this sentence:
"The girls were racing."
What is AUXILIARY?
The tense of the following verbs:
I have been studying for hours.
I have been wondering about your grandma.
She has been sick.
What is PRESENT PERFECT (first two are PPP).
The name for the type of sentence that contains a coordinating conjunction.
What are COMPOUND SENTENCES?
This category of words modifies verbs or states of being.
What are ADVERBS?
Describe the person and number for the pronoun "THEY".
What is THIRD PERSON PLURAL?
Provide an example of use of a copula be verb and an auxiliary be verb.
Copula: Links the subject to an identity or description.
Auxiliary: helps another verb.
Answers will vary.
Conjugate the verb "walk".
What is:
walk, walked, will walk
is walking, was walking, will be walking
have walked, had walked, will have walked
(Future Perfect Progressive) have been walking, had been walking, will have been walking
What does F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. stand for and what is that group of words called?
Fanboys stands for for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. They are the COORDINATING conjunctions.