Nouns/ Verbs/Determiners
A noun is a word that?
names a person, place, thing, or idea
Pronouns replace? They are?
a noun to avoid repletion
Adjectives are the words that?
describe nouns
An adverb is a word that describes?
I entered the room quietly.
an adjective, a verb, or another adverb.
Conjunctions are?
words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.
What are the two categories of Nouns?
Common nouns....... Proper nouns
Name the singular personal pronouns
I, we, you, he, she, it, they
An adjective plus the ending –ly, is an
adverb
The most common coordinating conjunctions are? You can remember them by using the mnemonic device FANBOYS.
or, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so;
mnemonic (pattern) device FANBOYS.
A verb is
an action
Name the plural personal pronouns
we they, them us, him, her, his, hers, its, theirs, our, your
Verbs are words that describe?
actions
Adverbs express a relation of? place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, and degree.
place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, and degree.
Subordinating conjunctions join?
independent and dependent clauses
Determiners – goes before a? to?
noun
determine what noun you are talking about.
Demonstrative pronouns are used to
point to something or someone specific (e.g., “this is my sister”). (this, these, that, those)
Name a verb that refers to feelings or states of being These verb are known as non-action
To be State of being
A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show?
direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.
Common subordinating conjunctions are? because, since, as, although, though, while, and whereas
because, since, as, although, though, while, and whereas
The eight determiners are?
these, that, those, enough, much, few, which, what
The three article are?
aa, an the
Name the three things that verbs express.Use examples
Verbs are words that express physical actions (e.g., to jump), mental actions (e.g., to guess), or states of being (e.g., to exist).
Many prepositions tell you where something is or?
when something happened.
If the dependent clause comes first, use a?
comma before the independent clause.