Beginning Wisely (Book 3)

Question 1

What is a sentence?

Answer 1

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

Question 2

What is a declarative sentence?

Answer 2

A declarative sentence makes a statement.

Question 3

What is an interrogative sentence?

Answer 3

An interrogative sentence asks a question.

Question 4

What are the two parts of every sentence?

Answer 4

The two parts of every sentence are the subject and the predicate.

Question 5

What is a subject?

Answer 5

The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

Question 6

What is a predicate?

Answer 6

The predicate tells what the subject is or does.

Question 7

What is a verb phrase? Give examples.

Answer 7

A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.

I have been walking for an hour. I should have walked yesterday.

Question 8

What is the best way to find the subject of a sentence?

Answer 8

Locate the verb, and then ask the question, “Who?” or “What?”

Question 9

What is an imperative sentence?

Answer 9

An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.

Question 10

How do you find the subject in an imperative sentence?

Answer 10

In sentences expressing a command or request, the subject is always you.

Question 11

What is an exclamatory sentence?

Answer 11

An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling.

Question 12

How do you find the subject in an interrogative sentence?

Answer 12

To find the subject in an interrogative sentence, turn the question into a statement.

Ex. What lesson did you study?
You did study what lesson.

Question 13

What is a noun?

Answer 13

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 14

What is a common noun? Give examples.

Answer 14

A common noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is not capitalised.

Ex. girl, country, building

Question 15

What is a proper noun? Give examples.

Answer 15

A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. It is capitalised.

Ex. Elizabeth, Australia, Sydney Opera House

Question 16

What is a pronoun?

Answer 16

A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

Question 17

Give the subject personal pronouns in three persons.

Answer 17

I
you
he, she, it
we
you (all)
they

Question 18

Give the object personal pronouns in three persons.

Answer 18

me
you
him, her, it
us
you (all)
them

Question 19

Give the pronoun forms of the possessive pronoun.

Answer 19

mine
yours
his, hers, its
ours
yours
theirs

Question 20

Do you use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun?

Answer 20

No.

Question 21

What are the demonstrative pronouns?

Answer 21

The demonstrative pronouns point out a person or thing. The pronouns this and these point to something near and the pronouns that and those point to something far.

Question 22

What is a verb?

Answer 22

A verb is a word that:
- does an action;
- shows a state of being;
- links two words together;
OR - helps another verb.

Question 23

What verb shows being or existence?

Answer 23

The to be verb shows being or existence.

Question 24

Give all forms of the to be verb.

Answer 24

am * is * are, was, were
be * being * been

Question 25

Give the common helping (auxiliary) verbs.

Answer 25

am * is * are, was, were *
be * being * been * *
have, has, had *
do, does, did *
shall, will, should, would
may, might, must *
can, could, ought *

Question 26

Give the first three English verb tenses and an example of each using I walk.

Answer 26

The first three English verb tenses are present, past, and future.

Present tense - I walk
Past tense - I walked
Future tense - I will walk

Question 27

What is the simple subject?

Answer 27

The simple subject is the principal word the sentence is about.

Ex. The best class in school is grammar.

Question 28

What is the complete subject?

Answer 28

The complete subject is the simple subject with all its modifiers.

Ex. The best class in school is grammar.

Question 29

What is the simple predicate?

Answer 29

The simple predicate is the verb, including helping verbs.

Ex. John is learning Latin in school.

Question 30

What is the complete predicate?

Answer 30

The complete predicate is the verb with all its modifiers.

Ex. John is learning Latin in school.

Question 31

Give an example of a compound subject.

Answer 31

Fern and Avery went to bed early the night before the County Fair.

Question 32

Give an example of a compound verb.

Answer 32

Wilbur stared back at the crowd and tried to look his best.

Question 33

Define direct object. Give an example.

Answer 33

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

Ex. The Magister teaches Latin.

Question 34

What is the best way to find the direct object?

Answer 34

Say the simple subject and the simple predicate together, and then ask “Whom?” or “What?”

Question 35

What is an adjective?

Answer 35

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

Question 36

Give the four questions adjectives answer with examples.

Answer 36

Adjectives answer the questions: which one, what kind, how much or how many, and whose.

Ex. 1 John gave Mary that rose. (which one)

Ex. 2 John gave Mary a red rose. (what kind)

Ex. 3 John gave Mary a dozen roses. (how many)

Ex. 4 John gave Mary her roses. (whose)

Question 37

Define article and name the three English articles.

Answer 37

Articles are words that signify nouns. A and an are the indefinite articles. The is the definite article. Articles are considered adjectives.

Question 38

What is an adverb?

Answer 38

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Question 39

Give the four questions adverbs answer. Give examples.

Answer 39

Adverbs answer the questions: how (manner), when, where, and to what extent (how often, how much).

Ex. 1 He walks gracefully. (how)

Ex. 2 He walks early. (when)

Ex. 3 He walks everywhere. (where)

Ex. 4 He walks often. (to what extent)

Question 40

What is a paragraph?

Answer 40

A paragraph is a group of sentences that work together to tell about one subject.

Question 41

What is a common way of forming adverbs? Give an example.

Answer 41

Many adverbs are formed by adding ly to an adjective.

Ex. slow - He is slow.

slowly - He walks slowly.