Nouns
What is a noun?
Person, place or thing
What is a verb?
a word to decribe an action, state or occurrence
What is a preposition?
A word governing & usually proceeding a noun or pronoun. Shows location, direction or time.
Give me an example of an interjection
!!
What is the difference between a common and a proper noun?
Common nouns are a general person, place or thing.
Ex: mother, beach, computer
Proper nouns are specific. Ex: Alexis, Samara, Apple computer
Action verbs: show an action ex: run, talk
Stative verbs: show a condition or state of being not likely to change. ex:love, hate, prefer
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun replaces a noun and can function by itself.
Ex: he, she, it, I, we, you, they
What is a superlative adjective?
Used to describe something at the upper or lower limit.
Ex; best, worst, most, tallest etc.
What is a countable noun?
a count noun is a noun that can be counted. It can be singular or plural.
Ex: apples, pears, cats, tables
A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, a verb or another adverb.
Ex: Dave is running quickly!
Pam is really excited.
Danielle is running very quickly!
What is an adjective?
Describes or modifies a noun. Ex: Big, red, beautiful
What is the difference in definite and indefinite articles?
Definite: THE
Give an example
Indefinite: A/AN
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What is a non-count noun?
A non-count noun is a noun that cannot be counted, cannot be plural (with s)
Ex: fruit, rice, furniture
What is an auxiliary verb?
Ex: Do, have, be
Ex: She doesn't like ice-cream. He hasn't been to Italy. Does she have a brother? She has seen a lot lately.
What is an interjection?
Word or expression that occurs as an utterance on it's own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction.
What is your favorite?
What is an article?
defines a noun as specific or unspecific.
Ex: A/an, the
What is a gerund?
A gerund is a verb that functions like a noun or is acting like a noun.
Ex: Teaching is good for your health!
What is a modal verb?
a helping verb that expresses recommendation, advice or possibility.
Ex: must, shall, should, might, would, could, may
What is a conjunction?
Connects words, phrases or clauses.
What is FANBOYS?
What is the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?
Conj: join independent clauses and can stand alone.
Ex: I walked my dog and fed my cat.
Subj: has 2 functions, joins and shows a relationship.
I am tired because I didn't sleep all night.