Prepositions
What is the preposition in the following senetence.
We met at the lake and went swimming.
at
What are the different types of verb?
Action, linking, helping.
What's the difference between a proper and common noun? Can you give an example of both?
Proper nouns are specific; common nouns are general.
Is the following a descriptive, comparative, or superlative adjective?
Older
Comparative
What's a compound object of the preposition?
Two objects at the end of a prepositional phrase.
Can you hand this to her?
to her
Can you ever see a helping verb alone? Why or why not?
No, you cannot. They must be helping another verb. If they're not, then they're not a helping verb.
Is the following noun concrete or abstract?
Ms. Glazier
Concrete
What do adverbs modify?
Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
What can you replace a linking verb with to test if it's linking?
How do you find the object of the preposition?
You read the preposition and ask "What?" or "Who?" The answer will be a noun or pronoun.
What's the verb phrase in the following sentence?
The car was driving close to the ditch.
was driving
What's a possesive noun?
A noun that shows possesion such as "John Cena's".
What are the steps to finding out if something is an adjective or adverb?
Find it
See what word its modifying
Label that part of speech
What's the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject?
Simple subject is just the noun doing the verb. Complete subject is the simple subject + all modifiers.
They always start with a preposition and end in the object of the preposition.
What is a verb phrase?
The main verb plus its helpers.
How can you tell the difference between a countable and uncountable noun?
Countable nouns can be counted with numbers. You ask "How many?"
Uncountable nouns cannot be counted with numbers. You ask "How much?"
What are the demonstrative adjectives?
This, that, these, and those.
What's the simple predicate in the following sentence?
I was learning the content the day before the test.
was learning
Why do we delete prepositional phrases?
We delete them because they don't have the subject or predicate in them.
What's the trick to finding helping verbs in questions?
Check the start of the sentence. You can also turn the question into a statement which puts the helper right before the main verb.
How do you find the subject of a sentence?
You find the noun doing the verb.
Can numbers and possesives be adjectives?
Ex: Her car, his bike, three pizzas, two classes
Yes, they are both types of adjectives when they're modifying nouns.
What's an irregular adjective? Can you give me an example?
Irregular adjectives change form completely when in their comparative and superlative form.
Bad, worse, worst