Verbs
What is a verb?
A verb is a word used to describe an action, state or occurrence.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that links a noun, pronoun, or phrase to other words in a sentence.
True/False. You can use only one verb in a sentence.
False. You can use more than one verb in a sentence.
Example: They love to dance but they hate to sing.
True/False. The adjective usually appears before the noun.
True. The adjective usuallt appears directly before a noun in a sentence.
The beautiful girl is also smart.
True/False. An adverb tells where, when, how, or how often.
True. An adverb tells where, when, how, or how often.
Example. The robber was sure to open the door quietly and only once.
True/False. An adjective can take the place of a noun.
False. A pronoun can take the place of a noun.
Example. Bob was late for dinner because he was running errands.
True/False. The prepositions of time are in, on, at, & an.
False. The prepositions of time are in, on, & at. An is an article, not a preposition.
True/False. A verb has two (2) tenses.
False. A verb has three (3) tenses: past, present, future.
Which is the adjective: beautiful or beautifully?
The adjective is beautiful.
True/False. Conjunctions turn into adverbs by adding "ly" at the end of the word.
False. Adjectives turn into adverbs by adding "ly" at the end of the word.
Example: Add "ly" to the adjective "beautiful" to make the adverb "beautifully."
True/False. Nouns are either common or proper. A common noun is spelled with a capital letter.
FALSE. Nouns are either common or proper (true). BUT A proper noun is spelled with a capital letter (false).
Example: I have never been to the Great Lakes.
True/False: A preposition is a word that helps glue a sentence together.
True. A preposition is a word that helps glue a sentence together. They do this by expressing position and movement, possession, time, and how an action is completed.
True/False. A sentence may have a main verb, a helping verb or both.
True. A sentence may have a main verb, a helping verb, or both. A helping verb is one that helps the main verb in a sentence by extending its meaning.
Example: She is cooking dinner for us now.
True/False. A noun or pronoun can be described by both an adverb and an adjective.
True. A noun or pronoun can be described by both an adverb and an adjective.
Example: The very beautiful girl doesn't have a boyfriend.
True/False. All adverbs end with "ly."
False. Not all adverbs end with "ly."
Example: Before, once, seldom, and away are only a few examples of adverbs that do not end in "ly."
True/False. Not all nouns have an article before them.
True. Not all nouns have an article before them.
Example: They went to New York City for vacation.
True/False. When two or more words form a preposition, they are a compound preposition.
True. When two or more words form a preposition, they are a compound preposition.
Example. His car is parked in front of my house.
True/False. A helping verb may be used to express ability.
True. Among many other uses, a helping verb may be used to express ability.
Example: I can swim to the other shore.
We use can, be able to, and could to show that someone has (or doesn’t have) an ability to do something.
True/False: An adjective can go after the verb.
True. An adjective can go after the verb.
Example: The sky is blue.
True/False: One trick to finding an adverb in the sentence is to look for the interrogative adverb (an adverb that asks a question about where, when, how, and how often).
True. One trick to finding an adverb in the sentence is to look for the interrogative adverb (an adverb that asks a question about where, when, how, and how often).
Example: Where and how often does he study after school?
True/False. A collective noun describes a group of something.
True. A collective noun describes a group of something.
Example: The crowd was loud and unruly.
True/False. Prepositions can never stand alone (without other words) in a sentence.
True. Prepositions can never stand alone (without other words) in a sentence. Any lone proposition is actually an adverb.
Example: The doctor put him out before surgery.