Grammar I
modifies, or gives more detail to, nouns and answers one of the following questions:
What is an adjective?
a word that normally comes after a noun or pronoun and then expresses the relation, or position, to another word or element.
Ex: Above, below, around, beneath, on, beside, and by
What is a preposition?
a punctuation mark used in sentences to add pause or to separate items in a list.
What is a comma?
Provide an example of a TV show that uses foreshadowing
What is That's so Raven? or whatever else
Words such as after, although, until, whenever, because, before, why, and since
What are subordinating conjunctions?
this type of conjunction combines two similar phrases or clauses
HINT: FANBOYS
What is a coordinating conjunction?
Place the commas
My only sister Stephanie is funny.
What is before and after Stephanie?
when authors leave clues in their writing, hinting at what the ending is going to be.
HINT: has not occurred
What is foreshadowing?
This modifies, or gives more detail to, verbs and answers one of the following questions:
What is an adverb?
ex:
Always, happily, quickly, late, now, here, and there.
This is used to replace nouns.
HINT: She, Her, Him, It, They, and Them
What are pronouns?
adds information to a sentence and appears after another word to explain or identify it.
What is an appositives?
Name the four types of context clues.
What are
The Five different types of nouns and examples of each
What are common, proper, abstract, collective, and compound?
Ex:
Common: My paper is empty.
Proper: Ella is late to school.
Abstract: Jealousy is a disease.
Collective: The class is being too noisy.
Compound: I love airplanes.
The name for the noun being replaced by a pronoun
What is an antecedent?
True or False
When using essential information you should use a comma
What is false?
coming to your own conclusion of what the definition is and then double-check in a dictionary.
What is using context clues?
An example of a word that either has a root and a prefix or suffix
What is ... ?
ex: Biology
Bio: Life
Logy: The study of
This is more than just one noun. An example is
The three, playful dogs like to go to the park and chase each other.
What is a complete subject?
True or False
This is a complete sentence: Heather's blue notebook
describes one of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, sound, or taste.
What are sensory words?