Pronouns
A pronoun is a word used in place of a _____?
Noun
An adverb can modify a ____, an ______ or an ______.
verb, adjective, adverb
Anna vs girl
Rusty vs dog
California vs state
Which adjective is the proper adjective?
pretty, careful, Indian, delicate
Indian
A verb is a word used to express _____ and _____.
action and being
Give an example of an interrogative pronoun.
who, which or what
Adverbs of time usually modify what part of speech?
verbs "John arrived early."
What are the 3 attributes of a noun?
case, number and gender
An adjective is a word that describes or limits a ____ or a _______.
noun or a pronoun
A verb that has a direct object is transitive. What is a verb with no recipient of the action called?
Intransitive
Use a pronoun as a predicate nominative
example: The tall girl is she
almost, barely, very, too, much, hardly, sufficiently, partly etc
Give an example of a Nominative of Address.
Tommy, come to the house.
What are the three articles?
a, an, the
"choose" "chose" and "chosen" are examples of the three _____ _____ of a verb.
principle parts
When we use two words together like "not never" or "isn't never" what is this grammatical error called?
Double negative
What degree is the adverb "sooner" in?
comparative
Give an example of a noun in apposition.
The girl, my sister, ran to the swing.
Name all the adjectives in this sentence:
The boy bravely wiped his single tear away and gave a cheerful smile.
The, single, cheerful
The 5 attributes of a verb are?
voice, tense, person, number, mood
Fill in the correct pronoun: "The boy played by _____."
himself
Give a sentence with a predicate adverb.
"The boys ran swiftly" "She sang softly"
What is a collective noun?
The name of a group of persons or things considered as one. "fleet of ships" "herd of cattle"
Give an example of an adjective in the superlative degree.
tallest, most pretty, strongest etc
We form the passive voice by using the _____ _______ preceded by some tense of the verb ___ as an auxiliary.
past participle, "be"