Definitions 1
Names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas.
Common noun
Refers to the one(s) speaking (first person), the one(s) spoken to (second person), or the one(s) spoken about (third person).
Personal pronoun
Takes the place of one or more nouns of pronouns.
Pronoun
Modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Adjective
Has an object- a word or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb.
Transitive verb
Names a particular person, place, thing, or idea.
Proper noun
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
Consists of two or more words that together name a person, place, thing, or an idea. Can be written as one word, separate words, or a hyphenated word.
Compound noun
What are the two types of articles?
Indefinite and definite
What is the only definite article?
The
Emphasizes its antecedent- a noun or another pronoun.
Intensive pronoun
Names a group.
Collective noun
Names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic.
Abstract noun
Refers to a person, a place, a thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named.
Indefinite pronouns
What are the two indefinite articles?
A and an
Refers to a person, a place, a thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named.
Indefinite pronoun
Refers to the subject of a verb and functions as a complement or as the object of a preposition.
Reflexive pronoun
Introduces an adjective clause.
Relative pronoun
Does not have an object.
Intransitive verbs
Connects the subjects to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.
Linking verbs
Introduces a question
Interrogative pronoun
Points out a noun or another pronoun.
Demonstrative pronoun
Names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses.
Concrete noun
Name three examples of a mental verb
Think, dream, wish...
Expresses either physical or mental activity.
Action verb