Parts of Speech
Name all 8 parts of speech.
noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, conjunction, interjection, preposition, adjective.
What is a common noun?
A common noun is the general name of a person, place, or thing.
Tell me the Demonstrative Pronouns.
This, That, These, Those.
What are the four verb types?
transitive, intransitive, helping, and linking
What is a common ending for adverbs?
-ly
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
What are the Nominative Pronouns.
I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they
What type of verb does NOT transfer action to an object?
An intransitive verb.
What two things do adjectives modify?
Nouns and pronouns.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that does an action, shows a state of being, links two words together, or helps another verb.
What is the difference between a singular noun and a plural noun?
one thing vs. more than one thing.
What are the Reflexive Pronouns?
What type of verb makes an assertion by joining two words? It could be replaced with an equal sign and not change the meaning of the sentence.
A linking verb.
What questions does an adverb answer?
What is an interjection?
An interjection is a word or phrase used to express sudden emotion or command.
This type of noun can be experienced with the five senses.
A concrete noun.
What are the Interrogative Pronouns?
Who? Whom? Whose? Which? What?
What type of verb helps another verb assert action, being, or existence and will always be close to another verb in the sentence?
A helping verb.
What part of the sentence would you find an interrogative adverb?
The beginning.
What is an a conjunction?
A conjunction is a word uses to connect words, phrases, or clauses together.
This type of noun is used to represent a group of things, like a pack of wolves or flock of birds. What is this type of noun (or noun attribute)?
Collective.
What are the four Pronoun Properties?
Gender, Person, Number, and Case
What Latin word does "verb" come from, and what does it mean?
"verbum" which means "word"
What are the four types of adjectives?
descriptive, limiting, possessive, intensifying