Parts of Speech
What is the difference between a subject noun and a subject pronoun?
A subject noun could be any noun that is the subject of the sentence. A subject pronoun is a subject that is also a pronoun like He, She, I, You, They, We, etc.
What is a statement sentence called?
Declarative Sentence
What does hesitate mean?
to pause or stop
Where should I go back to divide the sentence?
Where do I put the slash between?
1. What is the subject of this sentence?
2. Is the subject Plural or Singular?
Brad and I went to the grocery store yesterday.
Brad and I went to the grocery store yesterday.
Subject = Brad and I (Plural)
What is a helping verb, give an example.
It is a part of speech that helps a verb or adds to it.
She was traveling.
He did well on his test.
What is sentence called that ends with an exclamation point?
Exclamatory sentence
What is the definition of biography?
When should I use "an" and when should I use "a"?
Only use "an" when there is a word beginning with vowel next to it. Use "a" when there is a word beginnings with a consonant next to it.
What is the verb in this sentence?
What is the word protest in this sentence?
What is the word 'and' in this sentence?
The baby kicked and screamed in protest.
protest = OP
and = conjunction
What does PPA stand for? Give one example of a PPA.
Possessive pronoun adjective. Ex: My, Our, His, Hers, etc.
What is a sentence that asks a question called?
Interrogative Sentence
What is a pronoun. Give an example.
A word that takes the place of a noun. Ex: I, we, he, she, you, they, etc.
When is a sentence considered inverted?
When the sentence begins with something other than the complete subject.
Make this indirect quote a direct quote:
She said she wanted to go to her friend's house after school.
"I want to go to my friend's house after school," she said.
or
She said, "I want to go to my friends house after school."
What part of speech is not always considered?
Adverb
An imperative sentence
Explain the difference between a beginning quotation and an ending quotation.
Beginning quotations is when the sentence starts with the quote and ends with the explanatory words.
Ending quotations start with the explanatory words and end with the quotations.
When should I write in "(You) SP" when classifying sentence?
When there is no subject noun in the sentence because the sentence is imperative. It is talking to YOU.
Which one is correct and why?
Sam said the milk (taste, tastes) expired.
Tastes - it has to be the plural verb because the Subject is singular and they always have to be the opposite of each other (with the exception of you)
Compound Subject Noun and Compound Object of the Preposition
If there is more than one SN then it is a CSN if there is more than one OP then it is a COP
What type of sentences typically have the understood subject pronoun (you)
imperative sentences
What is the difference between common and proper nouns?
A common nouns names any person place or thing while a proper noun names a particular person, place or thing.
In a quote, should the end mark go before or after the quotation mark?
Before
Ex: "I love this movie!"
What type of sentence is this? (S,F, SCV, SCS, CX, CD)
Amber was singing and dancing around her room.
SCV