505 #1 Flashcards
Name the possessive pronouns……
my his her its our your their
Words with the same spellings but different definitions and pronunciations are called….? (bass, bass)
Homographs
Words with the same pronunciations and spelling, but different definitions….? (quail, quail)
Homonyms
Words with the same pronunciations but different definitions and spellings…..? (plain, plane)
Homophones
A verb that connects the subject to a word in the predicate that renames or describes the subject ?
Linking verb
Name the Being verbs….
am is are was were be being been
The being verbs function as ? verbs when they link the subject to a word in the predicate.
Linking verb
Predicate adjectives follow a linking verb and describe the ?
Subject
A what noun or pronoun in the predicate follows a linking verb and renames the subject?
Predicate nominative
What is a complement?
A word that completes the predicate.
Direct objects, indirect objects, and predicate nominatives are ?
Complements
Two or more words joined to make one noun are called ?
Compound nouns
What is used to spell “twenty-one” to “ninety-nine”?
A hyphen