Definitions
A noun is:
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea (concept)
Is the verb in this sentence conveying an action, or a state of being: The girl felt sad.
State of being
Give an example of a demonstrative pronoun
this, that, these, those
Verb: Odysseus clasped Arete's knees in his arms.
clasped
What is the proper punctuation for joining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction?
IC, cc IC.
An adjective is:
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
This aspect of a verb conveys when the action took place, and its duration or completion.
tense
Give an example where a noun is being used as an object of a preposition
on the stove; after the flood; beyond the moon
preposition: A maidservant brought water for him.
What is the proper punctuation for joining two independent clauses with a semicolon?
IC; IC.
A verb is:
A word that conveys the action performed by a noun or pronoun, or that noun's state of being
In _________ voice, the subject is acted upon whereas in ___________ voice, the subject acts.
passive; active
What is the direct object in this sentence: The young man gave his sweetheart a letter.
letter
Pronoun: Pear matures on pear tree in that place, apple upon apple.
that
What is the proper punctuation for joining an independent and dependent clause when the sentence begins with the dependent clause?
DC, IC.
An indirect object:
A noun (or pronoun or verbal) that receives the direct object from the subject
When is the subjunctive mood used?
For hypothetical situations
What is the relative clause in this sentence: The steamship that sank in the river was carrying the famous rhetorician.
that
conjunction: These others are holding back because they await your order.
because
What is the proper way to join two independent clauses with a coordinate adjective?
IC; ca, IC.
A dependent clause:
depends on an independent clause to complete its meaning
How does a verb differ from a verbal?
A verb conveys the action or state of being of a noun, whereas a verbal does not function as a verb, but as a noun or adjective.
what is the difference between the two relative clauses in these sentences: The boy that was in the road was struck by the taxi. The boy, who was in the road, was struck by a taxi.
that was in the road: restrictive clause
who was in the road: non-restrictive clause
verbal: After this, Alkinoos, the hallowed prince, spoke to his herald.
hallowed
What is the proper way to form a complex sentence when it begins with an independent clause and the dependent clause is non-restrictive
IC, DC.