basic english lessons

Question 1

names of a person, place, thing, time, and action

Answer 1

noun

Question 2

touchable and visible (i.e. ballpen and camera)

Answer 2

concrete nouns

Question 3

ideas/thoughts/concepts (i.e. hate, anger, sadness)

Answer 3

abstract nouns

Question 4

class of a noun (i.e. doctor, city, ball)

Answer 4

common noun

Question 5

specific name (i.e. SMCC, SC, Canon, Sony)

Answer 5

proper noun

Question 6

refers to one thing

Answer 6

singular noun

Question 7

refers to multiple things

Answer 7

plural noun

Question 8

noun with two or more words (i.e. train-spotting)

Answer 8

compound nouns

Question 9

introduces questions (5W and H)

Answer 9

interrogative pronouns

Question 10

points out something (these, those, that, this)

Answer 10

demonstrative pronouns

Question 11

does not point out something in specific

Answer 11

indefinite pronouns

Question 12

connects a group of words to another idea

Answer 12

relative pronouns

Question 13

expresses an action

Answer 13

verb

Question 14

how?

Answer 14

adverb of manner

Question 15

where?

Answer 15

adverb of place

Question 16

how often?

Answer 16

adverb of frequency

Question 17

how much?

Answer 17

adverb of degree

Question 18

asks a question

Answer 18

interrogative adverb

Question 19

the manner of the verb that is being used

Answer 19

mood

Question 20

states a fact

Answer 20

indicative mood

Question 21

gives a command

Answer 21

imperative mood

Question 22

making a condition, wish, or if-then statement

Answer 22

subjunctive mood

Question 23

gives a description to a noun or pronoun

Answer 23

adjective

Question 24

some, much, little, all, half, etc (for uncountable nouns)

Answer 24

adjective of quantity

Question 25

many, most, few, two, etc (for countable nouns)

Answer 25

adjective of numerals

Question 26

tells a number or quantity

Answer 26

limiting adjectives

Question 27

describes or gives meaning

Answer 27

descriptive adjective

Question 28

word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence (by, with, about, until, etc)

Answer 28

preposition

Question 29

joins words, phrases, or clauses (and, while, but, or, because, etc)

Answer 29

conjunction

Question 30

for, and, nor, but, or, yet (FANBOY)

Answer 30

coordinating conjunctions

Question 31

that, because

Answer 31

subordinating conjunctions

Question 32

not only, whether…. or, neither… nor, etc (pairs of conjunctions)

Answer 32

correlating conjunctions

Question 33

group of words that has a subject and a predicate

Answer 33

clauses

Question 34

part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject

Answer 34

predicate

Question 35

completes the description or message expressed by a linking verb

Answer 35

complement

Question 36

determines if the subject is doing or receiving the verb

Answer 36

voice

Question 37

(subject doer) Jessica edited the video yesterday.

Answer 37

active voice

Question 38

(subject receiver) The video was edited by Jessica yesterday.

Answer 38

passive voice

Question 39

expresses a complete thought

Answer 39

sentence

Question 40

incomplete thought

Answer 40

sentence fragment

Question 41

declares or makes a statement and ends with a period

Answer 41

declarative sentence

Question 42

asks a question and ends with a question mark

Answer 42

interrogative sentence

Question 43

provides a command and ends with a period

Answer 43

imperative sentence

Question 44

conveys a strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point

Answer 44

exclamatory sentence

Question 45

thoughts with implied or non-literal meanings or definitions

Answer 45

figures of speech

Question 46

repetition of initial consonant sound

Answer 46

alliteration

Question 47

repetition of the same word

Answer 47

anaphora

Question 48

contrasting ideas

Answer 48

antithesis

Question 49

addressing a non-existent or non-living thing

Answer 49

apostrophe

Question 50

repetition of vowel sound

Answer 50

assonance

Question 51

exaggeration

Answer 51

hyperbole

Question 52

opposite meaning

Answer 52

irony

Question 53

affirmative expressed by the negative of the opposite

Answer 53

litotes

Question 54

comparison of non-similar objects

Answer 54

metaphor

Question 55

uses like and as for comparison

Answer 55

simile

Question 56

substitution of word by another word closely associated

Answer 56

metonymy

Question 57

formulation of words to form a sound

Answer 57

onomatopoeia

Question 58

acceptable premises that lead to contradiction

Answer 58

paradox

Question 59

gives human traits to non-human objects

Answer 59

personification

Question 60

part is used as a whole

Answer 60

synecdoche

Question 61

process or permanent condition • (verb + es/s)

Answer 61

present tense

Question 62

happened already • (verb + ed/d)

Answer 62

past tense

Question 63

will happen in future time • (will + base verb/is/am + base verb)

Answer 63

future tense

Question 64

already happened • (has/have + past participle)

Answer 64

present perfect

Question 65

cause and effect is present • (had + past participle)

Answer 65

past perfect

Question 66

two events about to happen • (am/is/are + going to have + past participle)

Answer 66

future perfect

Question 67

currently happening • (am/is/are + present participle)

Answer 67

present progressive

Question 68

before happening in the past time • (was/were + present participle)

Answer 68

past progressive

Question 69

will happen at a given time • (is/are/am + going to be + present participle)

Answer 69

future progressive