Nouns / Pronouns
What is a common noun?
What are verbs?
What are adverbs?
Adverbs are action words that can also describe nouns.
Which is NOT an adjective?
Delicious, Delicate, Dancing, Ditzy
Dancing
What are the coordinating conjuctions?
FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
A) The students completed the project.
B) The project was completed by the students.
C) The students worked on the project.
D) The students presented their project.
B) The project was completed by the students.
How are proper nouns different from common nouns?
Proper nouns refer to names or titles of things, places, or people --> they get capitalized!
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
"The sandwich smelled cheesy after being reheated in the microwave."
Smelled
Which completes the word correctly?
"Lucia feared she had not performed _____."
good, welly, goodly, well
well
Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?
"The student was crying because his dog ate his homework."
Because
Which word is an adverb?
“The extremely nervous student quietly waited for her turn.”
A) extremely
B) nervous
C) quietly
D) turn
quietly
How are collective nouns different from abstract nouns?
Collective nouns refer to groups, i.e. "class" or "squad." Abstract nouns refer to ideas or concepts that cannot be seen or touched, i.e. "bravery."
What are past-tense verbs?
Verbs that do not use -ed at the end.
Examples: brought, became, forgot
What is the preposition in this phrase?
"The dog climbed above the bookshelf because of the cat."
Subordinating conjunctions are joining words!
Which of the following words in the sentence is a subordinating conjunction?
"When the rain stopped, we drove home."
When
Which sentence is written in active voice?
A) The cookies were baked by Mom.
B) The cookies were being baked in the kitchen.
C) Mom baked the cookies.
D) The cookies had been baked by Mom.
C) Mom baked the cookies.
What is the antecedent of "it" in this sentence? "Stacey left her jacket on the bus, she will have to get it back tomorrow."
Stacey's jacket
Which verb in this sentence is inconsistent with the rest?
"Tonight she will dance at the showcase and tomorrow she will ran in the track meet."
What is the prepositional phrase here?
"The teacher sat near her door while she graded."
near her door
Which of the following is not an interjection?
Whoa / Yikes / Hey / School
School
Which word is an adverb?
“The nervous student answered the difficult question correctly.”
A) nervous
B) student
C) difficult
D) correctly
correctly
Which pronouns correctly completes the sentence?
"Every guest may be accompanied by _________ own plus one."
His or her
His
Her
Their
His or her
Which word is an adverb telling when?
"Stephen ought to join us for Bible study tonight."
Tonight
Which is correct?
The child lived with my sister and I.
The child lived with my sister and me.
The child lived with I and my sister.
The child lived with my sister and me.
WHY? --
"With” is a preposition, so it needs an object pronoun after it.
Quick trick: Take out “my sister and”:
Which conjunction correctly completes the sentence?
"The seamstress was running behind on orders, ____ she called and told her customers she would need an extra day."
so
Which sentence correctly joins the two ideas using a subordinating conjunction?
A) The rain began, and the players ran inside.
B) The rain began, so the players ran inside.
C) Because the rain began, the players ran inside.
D) The rain began, the players ran inside.
C) Because the rain began, the players ran inside.