Nouns
Finish this sentence: A noun names a person, place...
...thing, activity, or idea
A verb is a word that asserts an action, shows a state of being, links two words together, or...
Helps another verb
Replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition
What is a pronoun?
Give the sentence structure for this sentence: Worms are disgusting!
What is: simple
These words tell what kind, how many, which or whose
What are: adjectives
Give me an example of a singular noun, and then turn it into a plural noun.
Example: dog - dogs, candy - candies
Name the four kinds of verbs
What are transitive, intransitive, linking, helping
Connects a noun or pronoun to another word
What is a preposition?
Give the sentence pattern for this sentence: Worms are disgusting!
What is: S-Vl-PA
A transitive verb does this...
What is: transfers the action of the verb onto a direct object.
Give me five noun jobs (roles nouns play in a sentence).
Subject Noun, Possessive Noun, Indirect Object, Direct Object, Object of the Preposition, Predicate Nominative, Object Complement Noun, Noun of Direct Address, Appositive
What are the three verb tenses?
What are: past, present, future
a, an, the
What are article adjectives?
What are: S-Vi, S-Vt-DO, S-Vl-PN, S-Vl-PA, S-Vt-IO-DO, S-Vt-DO-OCN, S-Vt-DO-OCA
Name the coordinating conjunctions
What are: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Give me an example of a concrete, compound, plural noun
examples: snowballs, meatballs, doorknobs, bathtubs
The two verb voices are...
What are: active and passive
Me, you, him, her, it, us, y'all, them
What are objective pronouns?
Give me a simple, imperative, S-Vt-DO sentence
For example: Eat your dinner!
An interjection is...
What is: a word or phrase used to express strong feeling or emotion
Define an appositive.
An appositive is a noun or a pronoun directly beside another noun that explains or identifies it.
Name the five principle parts of a verb
present, past, infinitive, present participle, past participle,
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
What are nominative pronouns?
Give me a compound, declarative sentence.
For example: I like cheese, but I don't like crackers.
What do adverbs do?
Adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb and answer how? when? where? why? how often? how much? to what extent? and under what condition?