Nouns/Verbs
What is a concrete noun? Give an example as well.
A concrete noun names an object that occupies space or that can be recognized by any of the senses.
EX: leaf, melody, desk
What is an adjective? Provide an example.
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
Example: beautiful, scary, spiky
List at least 8 prepositions.
around, at, through, to, beyond, by, beside, from.
What is an interjection?
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses feelings but has no grammatical connection to the sentence.
What is an abstract noun? And give an example.
An abstract noun names an idea, a quality, or a characteristic.
For example: peace, health, strength, contentment
What do comparative adjectives do? Give an example
A comparative adjective compares two things or people.
He is better at baseball than his brother.
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that connects a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence.
Is the bolded word(s) in the sentence a correlative conjunction, a coordinating conjunction, or an interjection?
Oh, you don't need to worry about that.
What are the definitions of an action verb, a linking verb, and a verb phrase?
An action verb tells what someone or something does. A linking verb links, or joins, the subject of a sentence with an adjective. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and all its auxiliary, or helping, verbs.
What two suffixes can you add to a word to make a comparative or superlative adjective?
-er and -est
What are the four types of pronouns.
Possessive, reflexive, interrogative, and intensive
Is the bolded word(s) in the sentence a correlative conjunction, a coordinating conjunction, or an interjection?
Macey is either going to buy a puppy or she is not.
Correlative Conjunction
What type of noun is the bolded word in the following sentence?
Charles' new bike sparkled in the sun.
Possessive
What do superlative adverbs do? Give an example.
The superlative form of an adverb compares more than two actions.
He is the best baseball player in the world.
Which type of pronoun is the bolded word in the sentence.
My cat and I are going to bake my husband's birthday cake by ourselves.
Reflexive Pronoun
What is a coordinating conjunction? Give an example.
A coordinating conjunction connects words or phrases in a sentence. The words and, but, or, for, and nor are coordinating conjunctions.
What type of noun is bolded word in the sentence?
The audience is aware that they were lucky to get tickets.
Collective
In this sentence, what does the italicized word modify?
In our searches for the buried treasure, Alix and I have looked everywhere.
The verb phrase "have looked"
Which type of pronoun is the bolded word in the sentence.
Who will bring cookies to class tomorrow?
Interrogative pronoun
What is a correlative conjunction? Give an example.
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions. They include both/and, either/or, neither/nor, and not only/but also.