Adverbs
Adverbs stay close to the element that they modify at all times. True or false?
False.
Non-essential.
Example: The boy, who wore a hat, sat on the bench.
When words have the same pronunciation and the same spelling. What are they called?
Homonyms
Name the part of speech thinking is in the following sentence:
The thinking happens first.
Subject
Participle
What do adverbs modify?
verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
What punctuation functions like a coordinating conjunction to separate two principal clauses that join two like ideas?
Semi colon
When words have different pronunciation, same spelling. What are they called?
Homographs.
Name the part of speech thinking is in the following sentence:
Power is behind the genius' thinking.
Object of the Preposition
What verbal functions as a noun only?
Gerund
When a subordinate clause has subordinate conjunction, principal elements, and modifiers, what is this called?
Adverbial Clause
What is it called when there are several clauses that are joined by conjunctions and contain several different ideas without separation?
Run on sentence.
When words have the same pronunciation, different spelling. What are they called?
Homophones
Name the part of speech thinking is in the following sentence:
I love thinking.
Direct Object
What three parts of speech can an infinitive function as?
Adverb, adjective, or nouns
When an adverbial noun has modifiers, together, what are they called?
Adverbial Noun Phrase/Adverbial phrase
What is it called when a group of words that is punctuated as a complete sentence, but is NOT?
Sentence Fragment
In one minute, we will leave.
The minute speck couldn't be seen.
What is this an example of?
Homographs
Name the part of speech thinking is in the following sentence:
One danger is the king's thinking.
Predicate Nominative
What two words make up an infintive?
the participle "to" + basic verb form
Name 2 out of 5 of the classes of adverbs
Time - When? How long? How many times?
Manner - How? In what way?
Cause - Why? For what reason?
Place - Where? In what direction? From what direction?
Degree - How much? how little? To what extreme?
What is it called when two sentences are mistakingly joined with only a comma and no coordinating conjunction?
Example: The nurse entered the room, she was surprised.
Comma Splice
The machines run all night.
The run was two miles long.
What is this an example of?
Homonyms
Name the part of speech thinking is in the following sentence:
The boy gives thinking a great reputation.
Indirect Object
What verbal ends in "ing" or "ed" "t" "nt" or "n"?
Participles