What part of grammar is used to replace the use of a persons name?
Pronoun
100
What is an action verb? Give possible examples.
An action verb shows action in the sentence. Possible examples: running, swimming,talking, laughing
100
What word does an adverb most often modify?
Give possible example: laughed loudly(adverb is loudly)
An adverb most often modifies a verb.
100
What is a phrase?
A phrase is a group of related words that does not include both a verb and a subject.
100
What is the purpose of a preposition?
The preposition is used to show the relationship, connection, or direction between the noun or pronoun with the prepositional phrase.
200
What is a common noun? Give an example.
A common noun is a general name for a person, place or thing. Possible examples: table, dog, man, lady, school
200
What is a helping verb? Give possible examples.
A helping verb works together with the main verb to form a verb phrase. Helping verbs include all forms of the verb be and have, among others. Example: has been, will be, had been
200
What is word called that modifies a noun?
Give possible example.
An adjective modifies a noun.
Example:blue race car(adjectives-blue,race)
200
What is a clause?
A clause is a group of words that contains a verb and its subject and is used as part of the sentence.
200
1)I put your book in my locker. (where)
2)I am in my car, and I have a flat tire. (where)
3)Yesterday, I was at the beach. (where)
4)The road runs through a tunnel. (where)
5)Your pencil is on the floor under your desk. (where)What are the prepositions in these sentences?
1)in
2)in
3)at
4)on,under
300
What is a proper noun? Give an example.
A proper noun is a specific name or title. Possible examples: Mr Garcia, Mrs. Nguyen, California, Mexico, Vietnaum
300
What is the purpose of a verb?
A verb is a word used to express an action or a state of being.
300
Both adjectives and adverbs modify other words. What does the word modify mean? What words do adjectives and adverbs modify?
Modify means to change or alter the meaning of the noun or verb.
300
In the following sentence identify the words as a phrase or a clause.
Our whole family reads the newspapers in the morning.
in the morning-----is a phase or a clause?
in the morning--is a phrase
300
1)I shall be home by Friday. (when)
2)Meet me between classes. (when)
3)It was the beginning of summer. (when)
4)I will be there for a week. (duration of time)
5)He was arrested for jaywalking. (why)
What are the prepositions in these sentences?
1)by
2)between
3)of
4)for
5)for
400
What is a concrete noun? Give a possible example.
A concrete noun is something that you can touch.What is a concrete noun? Give a possible example.
400
What kind of word modifies a verb? Give possible example.
An adverb modifies a verb. Example: running quickly
The adverb is quickly.
400
What is the purpose for using adverbs and adjectives in writing and speaking?
The purpose of using adverbs and adjectives is to make the conversation or the writing more detailed. It gives specific details to make the conversation of writing more interesting and entertaining.
400
In the following sentence identify the words as a phrase or a clause.
Ms. Santana works in a law office in downtown Santa Ana, and she has a successful practice.
she has a successful practice--is a phrase or a clause?
she has a successful practice --is a clause
400
1)Which lot did you park the car in? (What lot did I park?
2)She is someone I could work with. (I could work with her
3)Whom would you like to be stranded on a tropical isle with? Juanita is the girl I would like to be stranded with
Which words are the displaced prepositions?
1)in
2)with
3)with
500
What is an abstract noun? Give possible examples.
An abstract noun is a thought, an idea, a belief, or a feeling.
Possible examples include: dream, freedom, ethical, happy
500
There are three tenses of a verb. What are those tenses?
Past, Present, and Future--
Example: I give(present)I gave(past)I will give(future)
500
Tell me which words in this sentence are adjectives and which are adverbs.
The young man ran quickly through the beautiful, clean park.
young, beautiful, clean-adjectives
quickly-adverb
500
In the following sentence identify which part is the phrase and which part is the clause.
According to testimony presented, the lawyer had received all of the necessary pieces of evidence.
According to testimony presented --is the phrase
the lawyer had received all of the necessary pieces of evidence.--is the clause
500
When do we use displaced prepositions?
Although we frequently use displaced prepositions in casual conversation, displaced prepositions are rarely used in carefully crafted documents