Nouns
A noun names:
a person, place, thing, or ______
idea.
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun or a noun phrase.
What is a verb?
action word in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing.
What is an adjective?
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.
What is a conjunction?
A word that _____ together other words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.
joins
What are the 3 most common types of nouns?
Proper nouns, common nouns, singular nouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, us, they, them - are examples of what type of pronoun?
1.) Relative pronouns 2.) Reflexive pronouns
3.) Personal pronouns 4.) Possessive pronouns
3.) Personal pronouns
What is the verb in the sentence?
The cat sleeps on the mat.
Sleeps
Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns and can answer questions such as:
"Which one? What kind? How much? How many?"
What does "FANBOYS" stand for?
F - For
A - And
N - Nor
B - But
O - Or
Y - Yet
S - So
What is the proper method for writing a singular possessive form of a noun?
1) The glass' rim had a small crack.
2) The glass's rim had a small crack.
3) The glasses rim had a small crack.
2) The glass's rim had a small crack.
Identify the intensive pronoun in this sentence:
The company's new software, while initially complex, proved itself incredibly efficient and easy to use.
itself.
What is an action verb.
Verbs that describe action.
Identify the demonstrative adjective in this sentence:
"Those cookies look delicious."
Those
Choose if the sentence has a true correlative conjunction or a false correlative conjunction.
I will neither go to the mall or watch a movie.
False
What is a count noun?
Which example of a count noun is correct?
1) stuff
2)loaf
3)vocabulary
nouns that can be numbered.
2)loaf
Fill in the blank the missing demonstrative pronoun.
that, those, _____, this
these.
What is an intransitive verb?
a) A verb that needs a direct object
b) A verb that does not need a direct object
c) A verb that connects the subject to more information about the subject
d) A verb that always indicates action
b) A verb that does not need a direct object
What type of adjective is asking a question?
Interrogative adjective
What conjunction would you use in the sentence below?
"I want to go to the park _____ play soccer."
to
Name all types of nouns?
Proper, count, collective, gerund, common, concrete, abstract, noncount, compound, possessive, relative, indefinite.
If you do not know the gender of something, you would use a ________ pronoun.
1.) Feminine
2.) Masculine
3.) Neuter
2.) Masculine
The __________ mood is used to make a statement of fact.
a) Indicative
b) Imperative
c) Subjunctive
d) Descriptive
a) Indicative
Is fast a verb or an adjective?
Fast can be used as both an adjective and an adverb
Whales and walruses are _______ fish _______mammals.
a.) Not only...both c.) Not only…but also
b.) Neither…nor d.) Either…or
c.) Not only…but also