505 #1 Flashcards

1
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Name the possessive pronouns……

A

my his her its our your their

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2
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Words with the same spellings but different definitions and pronunciations are called….? (bass, bass)

A

Homographs

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Words with the same pronunciations and spelling, but different definitions….? (quail, quail)

A

Homonyms

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Words with the same pronunciations but different definitions and spellings…..? (plain, plane)

A

Homophones

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5
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A verb that connects the subject to a word in the predicate that renames or describes the subject ?

A

Linking verb

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6
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Name the Being verbs….

A

am is are was were be being been

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The being verbs function as ? verbs when they link the subject to a word in the predicate.

A

Linking verb

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8
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Predicate adjectives follow a linking verb and describe the ?

A

Subject

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9
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A what noun or pronoun in the predicate follows a linking verb and renames the subject?

A

Predicate nominative

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10
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What is a complement?

A

A word that completes the predicate.

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11
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Direct objects, indirect objects, and predicate nominatives are ?

A

Complements

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12
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Two or more words joined to make one noun are called ?

A

Compound nouns

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13
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What is used to spell “twenty-one” to “ninety-nine”?

A

A hyphen

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