English
What is a sentence?
A group of words that expresses a complete thought.
Common, proper, noncount, count, singular, plural, singular possessive, plural possessive
How long was WW1? What are the dates?
1914-1918, 4 years
Industrialism and Innovation...What new innovations were used in the war?
Machine guns, flamethrowers, tanks, mustard gas, air plans, zeppelins, submarines
Correct the double negative in this sentence.
"There aren't no dogs in our neighborhood."
There are no dogs in our neighborhood.
What is a fragment?
A group of words that has a subject and predicate but does not express a complete thought
What is a verb?
It is the main word in the predicate part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.
WW1 was known as the "War to....."
"War to end all wars"
Label the parts of the sentence. Name if it is a simple sentence or compound sentence.
"Trains are still used, but they have changed."
Compound.
Trains- subject
are used- verb
but- conjunction
they- subject
have changed- verb
A group of words that has a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought. It can not stand alone.
What is a linking verb and an action verb?
A linking verb tells what the subject is by linking the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate part of the sentence.
An action verb tells what the subject does.
What is militarism?
National pride in military
In the Armenian Genocide, how many people were killed in the 1890's?
100,000+ killed
noncount nouns: Tell which one is correct
1. The pitcher is for milk.
2. The pitcher is for a milk.
1.
Name the 4 types of sentence.
Declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory
Give an example of a verb phrase.
"will have gone"
answers need to contain a helping verb and a main verb
What countries made up the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
What happened on November 11, 1918?
At 11am on this date, Germany agreed to a truce/ceasefire.
What is a count noun? Give an example.
It is a noun that can be counted and can be made plural to show how many.
Book
What is a preposition?
It shows the relationship between a noun and pronoun and other words in the sentence. It comes before the noun or pronoun.
What is the difference between a personal pronoun and a possessive prnoun?
A personal pronoun refers to specific people or things, divided into subject and object cases.
A possessive pronoun indicates ownership.
Who made up the Allied Powers in WW1?
France, Britain, Russia
Who were the neutral territories?
Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweeden.
Why is it important to study history?
So we can learn about our heritage, how we got to where we are today, and to learn from our mistakes so we do not make them again.