Nouns/ Verbs/Determiners
A noun is a word that names a?
person, place, thing, or idea
Pronouns replace a? To avoid ?
a noun/ to avoid repetition
Adjectives are words that describe?
nouns and pronouns
An adverb is a word that describes what three things?
80 percent of adverbs end in?
an adjective, a verb, and another adverb. - "ly"
Conjunctions are?
Words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.
What are the two categories of Nouns?
Common nouns....... Proper nouns
Name the six singular personal pronouns.
I, we, you, he, she, it,
A, an and the are what parts of speech?
Adjectives are also known as articles
An adjective plus the ending –ly, is an?
adverb -
The most common coordinating conjunctions are?
You can remember them with the mnemonic device?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so; mnemonic (pattern) device FANBOYS.
The nine parts of speech are?
nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, and determiners (or articles).
Name the twelve plural personal pronouns.
we they, them us, him, her, his, hers, its, theirs, our, your
A suffix is?
a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Adverbs express a relation of?
place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, and degree.
Subordinating conjunctions join? Five common subordinating conjunctions are?
Independent and dependent clauses - because, although, since, unless, while
Determiners – go before a? to?
noun to determine what noun you are talking about.
Demonstrative pronouns are used to?
point to something or someone specific (e.g., “this is my sister”). (this, these, that, those)
Name a verb that refers to feelings or states of being. These verbs are known as non-action verbs
To be: State of being - I am, you are, it is, she was, we were, they want to be, being, been
A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show?
direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.
Determiners are words that come before a noun to show its?
quantity, ownership, or whether it is specific or general.
The eight determiners that show demonstration, amount, or questions about a noun are?
these, that, those, enough, much, few, which, what
The three articles also called adjectives are?
a , an the
Name the three things that verbs express.Use examples
Verbs are words that express physical actions (e.g., to jump), mental actions (e.g., to guess), or states of being (e.g., to exist).
Many prepositions tell you where something is or?
when something happened.
If the dependent clause comes first, use a?
comma before the independent clause.