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PRONOUN USAGE
Identifying parts of speech
100
What is grammar?
A way of thinking about language.
100
List all the coordinating conjunctions
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
100
What is a definite article?
the adjective THE
100
(Its, It's) Going to be a long winter.
It's
100
I am he who aches of AMOROUS love.
adjective
200
What are the four levels of grammar?
1. parts of speech 2. parts of a sentence 3. phrases 4. clauses
200
what are the 3 degrees of adjectives?
Positive, comparative, superlative
200
What is an indefinite article?
The adjectives A, AN
200
(Its, It's) feet were wet and dirty.
Its
200
He appeared to despise HIMSELF.
pronoun
300
Define NOUN
Name of a person, place, thing or idea
300
What are the 3 articles?
a, an, the
300
Define VERB
a word that shows action, being, or links a subject to its, subject complements
300
Anybody who loves steak should bring (their, his or her) appetite to the restaurant.
his or her
300
The rat only snorted and thrust his hands DEEP in his pockets.
adverb
400
Define pronoun
Word that takes the place of a noun
400
List all the object pronouns
me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
400
Define CONJUNCTION
a word that joins two words or two groups of words.
400
(Who, Whom) knows the answer to the riddle?
Who
400
FAIR is foul, and foul is fair.
Noun
500
Define Adjective
a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
500
List all the subject pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
500
Define PREPOSITION and INTERJECTION
1. shows the relationship between its object and another word in a sentence. 2. shows emotion but has no grammatical function.
500
You sent the letter to (who, whom)?
whom
500
He had a long chin and big, RATHER prominent teeth.
adverb