Chapter 4
What is another name for the subject noun or subject pronoun?
Simple Subject
How many parts of speech are there?
8
What do prepositions tell you?
Where something is located, when something happened
What does subject-verb agreement mean?
It means that the form of the verb must match the form of the subject (only for present tense)
What is another term for the base form of a verb?
Plain form
What is another name for the verb?
Simple Predicate
Which parts of speech have we learned so far?
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb (remember, an article is always something that is part of a larger whole, so an article adjective is considered a part of the adjective category and not its own)
Prepositions can often also be verbs. To know whether a word is a prep or not, what should you ask?
What? or Whom? - if the answer is a noun, then it's a prep
If the subject is singular, the verb must be?
Singular
Is YOU singular or plural and why?
Plural; it always requires a plural verb form
When classifying a sentence, what do we do to the complete subject?
Underline it once
Which parts of speech should you always identify first?
Noun and Verb
A prepositional phrase starts with the ____ and ends with the _______ __ ___ ________?
Preposition, object of the preposition
If the subject is plural, the verb must be?
Plural
What are the labels for the following parts of speech: Subject Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Article Adjective, Preposition, Object of the Preposition
SN, ADJ, ADV, A, P, OP
When classifying a sentence, what do we do to the complete predicate?
Underline it twice
What is a special group of words that connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence?
Preposition
What do you put around a prepositional phrase?
Parenthesis
To make a subject plural, what do you usually add to the end of the word?
S or ES
What are the labels for the four types of sentences, Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, Imperative?
D, E, Int, Imp
Does a noun have different jobs? Which job are we learning in this unit?
Yes; a noun is the subject of a verb - its job is Subject Noun (SN)
What is a noun or pronoun AFTER the preposition called?
Object of the Preposition
When improving a sentence, which should you adjust first: the syn, the ant, or make the complete word change?
Antonym (they are often harder to find)
To make a verb plural, what do you do?
Remove the suffix (ending)
What does it mean to modify a word in grammar?