Parts of Speech
What part of speech is not always considered?
Adverb
What is a statement sentence called?
Declarative Sentence
What does generous mean?
to share or offer something to someone
When in the sentence do I underline once?
When in the sentence do I underline twice?
Underline the subject parts once and the predicate parts twice.
1. What is the subject of this sentence?
2. How would you label it?
She loves to knit blankets in her free time.
She loves to knit blankets in her free time.
Subject = She - SP
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 colossal?
enormous, huge
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(s) in this sentence?
What is the word 'test' in this sentence?
What is the word 'always' in this sentence?
You should always study and prepare before a test.
HV- should, Verbs - study, prepare
Test = OP
always = adverb
What does PNA stand for? Give one example of a PNA.
Possessive Noun adjective.
Ex: Amanda's , Carl's, Nick's
What is a sentence that asks a question called?
Interrogative Sentence
What does "simple predicate" mean?
just the verb in the sentence
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."
List the 8 parts of speech we have learned so far.
Verb, Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection.
An imperative sentence
What is an interjection?
It's a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence used to show emotion in a sentence.
When should I add an apostrophe after an s ('s) and when should I add an apostrophe after an s? (s')
You use ('s) when you are making a singular noun possessive like plant to plant's
You use (s') when making already plural noun possessive like plants to plants'
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)
What does CSN and COP stand for when classifying a sentence? Explain what they are.
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.
How would you make this word possessive and which rule # is it?
Children
Children's - rule #3
They walked to the children's section in the library.
What type of sentence is this? (S,F, SCV, SCS, CX, CD)
When it's humid, the air feels sticky.
CX- complex