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Verbs
Adjectives
Nouns
Adverb
Prepositions
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What is a verb?
An action word
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Where would you find adjectives?
Normally in front of nouns.
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What are 4 kinds of nouns?
Common,Abstract,Concrete,and proper nouns.
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What do most adverbs end in?
"ly"
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What are some examples of prepositions?
Behind,below,beneath,beside,among,around,across etc.
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Give 2 examples of a verb.
throw, jump
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What would "twelve" describe in the sentence? "The twelve cats ate the monkey."
"Twelve" would describe how many cats ate the monkey.
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What is a noun?
A noun is a person,place,thing, or idea.
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Identify the adverb in the sentence. "The car drives very slowly."
Slowly
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Identify two prepositions in the sentence. "Beneath the willow under the trees is a monkey."
Beneath and under.
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Identify a verb in the sentence:"I saw a hobo jump over the fence."
jump
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What do adjectives modify or describe?
Nouns and pronouns
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What type of noun is America?
Proper noun
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What does "rather" modify in the sentence below? "We walked rather slowly."
"Rather" modifies the adverb slowly.
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What does the preposition in the sentence help conclude? "There is something by that pond!"
The preposition "by" concludes that there is something by the pond, or next to the pond.
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What are examples of helping verbs?
Is,are,was were,etc
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What are three kinds of articles?
A,and, and the
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Does a article come before or after a noun?
Before, for example:"The orange cat"
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What is a easy way to identify a verb?
Look for a suffix in the verb.
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Why would you need prepositions?
To state the position of a person,place or thing.
500
Is "is" and "are" a verb?
Yes
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Why aren't adjectives ever plural in English?
Adjectives don't end in "S"or "es."
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Can you touch a abstract noun or a concrete noun?
Concrete
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What does the following adverb in the sentence describe? Sam ran away quickly when he realized how late it was.
The adverb "quickly" states that Sam ran away in a quick manner.
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What question does a preposition answer?
The position of something.