Weeks 1-6
Possessive Pronouns
mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs
Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns:
this, that, these, those
Indefinite Pronouns from nobody to such
nobody, none, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone, such
What is an appositive?
An appositive is a noun or pronoun directly beside another noun that explains or identifies it.
Objective Pronouns
me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
A pronoun replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.
Reflexive Pronouns
Relexive pronouns:
myself, yourself, himself/herself/itself
ourselves, yourselves, themselves
A verb is a word that asserts an action, shows a state of being, links two words together, or helps another verb.
F A N B O Y S
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Indefinite Pronouns from everybody to neither
everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, more, most, neither
Nominative Pronouns
Nominative pronouns:
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
Interrogative Pronouns
who, whom, whose, which, what
Four purposes of a sentence
Four purposes of a sentence are:
declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, imperative
What is an adjective?
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, qualifying, or limiting, and answers the questions: what kind? how many? which? whose?
What is an adverb?
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb and answers the questions: How? When? Where? and Why?
Parts of Speech
The eight parts of speech:
noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, conjunction, interjection, preposition, adjective
Possessive Pronoun Adjectives
Possessive Pronoun Adjectives:
my, your, his/her/it
our, your, their
Five cases of nouns
Five cases of nouns are:
subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, possessive
What is an interjection?
An interjection is a word or phrase used as a strong expression or feeling of emotion.
What is a conjunction?
A conjunction is a word used to connect words phrases, or clauses together.
Pronoun Order
The pronoun order is:
1st person singular, 2nd person singular, 3rd person singular
1st person plural, 2nd person plural, 3rd person plural
Indefinite Pronouns from all to other...
all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either
What is a noun?
A noun names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea.
What is a gerund?
A gerund is a present participle verb form used as a noun.
Name the possessive pronoun adjectives.
my, your, his/her/its, our, your, their