A ___________ noun names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the five senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, or hearing).
Concrete
100
This type of verb connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.
Linking verb
100
Modifies a noun or pronoun.
Adjective
100
___________ conjunctions are used to connect clauses.
Coordinating
100
A _________ phrase contains a preposition, a noun or pronoun, and a modifier.
Prepositional
200
A(n) ________ noun, such as happiness, names a feeling, quality, or characteristic.
Abstract
200
Identify the past tense or past participle of the irregular verb: The librarian has (chose) a book by Charlaine Harris.
Chosen
200
Fill in the blanks:
A comparative adjective ends in -___ or uses _______.
A superlative adjective ends in -____ or uses _______.
-er, more
-est, most
200
A ___________ conjunction introduces an adverb clause.
Ex: after, although,as, etc.
subordinating
200
He was a star with the Globetrotters.
Identify the prepositional phrase.
With the Globetrotters.
300
A ___________ noun, such as army, names a group.
Collective
300
Choose the form of the verb that agrees with the subject:
Our thermos, which is in the picnic basket, (is,are) filled with apple juice.
Is
300
An adverb is a word that modifies a ________, __________, or other ___________.
verb, adjective, adverb
300
A(n) __________ is a word used to express emotion.
interjection
300
The Seine River flows through the park.
Identify the prepositional phrase.
through the park
400
Cats is one of Joan's favorite musicals, and she is very excited that (it, they) will be performed in town soon.
It
400
A _________ verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being.
Helping
400
Identify the adjective clause in the sentence:
Most proverbs are sayings that give advice.
that give advice
400
Identify the conjunction:
Most people wear scarves or coats.
or
400
Write three prepositional phrases to describe the projector screen.
Various answers
500
Everyone in my English class will give (their, his/her) oral report on Friday.
His/her
500
Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:
Some people have been working as messengers.
Have been working
500
Identify the adverb clause in the following sentence:
Although they played many kinds of games, American Indians in the Southwest especially liked kickball races.
Although they played many kinds of games
500
Identify the interjection:
Aha, you've discovered my secret.
aha
500
Write a sentence containing a prepositional phrase.