Beginning Wisely (Book 3) Flashcards
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
What is a declarative sentence?
A declarative sentence makes a statement.
What is an interrogative sentence?
An interrogative sentence asks a question.
What are the two parts of every sentence?
The two parts of every sentence are the subject and the predicate.
What is a subject?
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is a predicate?
The predicate tells what the subject is or does.
What is a verb phrase? Give examples.
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.
What is the best way to find the subject of a sentence?
Locate the verb, and then ask the question, “Who?” or “What?”
What is an imperative sentence?
An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.
How do you find the subject in an imperative sentence?
In sentences expressing a command or request, the subject is always you.
What is an exclamatory sentence?
An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling.
How do you find the subject in an interrogative sentence?
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.
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a common noun? Give examples.
A common noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is not capitalised.
Ex. girl, country, building
What is a proper noun? Give examples.
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. It is capitalised.
Ex. Elizabeth, Australia, Sydney Opera House
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
Give the subject personal pronouns in three persons.
I
you
he, she, it
we
you (all)
they
Give the object personal pronouns in three persons.
me
you
him, her, it
us
you (all)
them
Give the pronoun forms of the possessive pronoun.
mine
yours
his, hers, its
ours
yours
theirs
Do you use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun?
No.
What are the demonstrative pronouns?
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.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that:
- does an action;
- shows a state of being;
- links two words together;
OR - helps another verb.
What verb shows being or existence?
The to be verb shows being or existence.
Give all forms of the to be verb.
am * is * are, was, were
be * being * been
Give the common helping (auxiliary) verbs.
am * is * are, was, were *
be * being * been * *
have, has, had *
do, does, did *
shall, will, should, would
may, might, must *
can, could, ought *
Give the first three English verb tenses and an example of each using I walk.
The first three English verb tenses are present, past, and future.
Present tense - I walk
Past tense - I walked
Future tense - I will walk
What is the simple subject?
The simple subject is the principal word the sentence is about.
Ex. The best class in school is grammar.
What is the complete subject?
The complete subject is the simple subject with all its modifiers.
Ex. The best class in school is grammar.
What is the simple predicate?
The simple predicate is the verb, including helping verbs.
Ex. John is learning Latin in school.
What is the complete predicate?
The complete predicate is the verb with all its modifiers.
Ex. John is learning Latin in school.
Give an example of a compound subject.
Fern and Avery went to bed early the night before the County Fair.
Give an example of a compound verb.
Wilbur stared back at the crowd and tried to look his best.
Define direct object. Give an example.
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
Ex. The Magister teaches Latin.
What is the best way to find the direct object?
Say the simple subject and the simple predicate together, and then ask “Whom?” or “What?”
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
Give the four questions adjectives answer with examples.
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)
Define article and name the three English articles.
Articles are words that signify nouns. A and an are the indefinite articles. The is the definite article. Articles are considered adjectives.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Give the four questions adverbs answer. Give examples.
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)
What is a paragraph?
A paragraph is a group of sentences that work together to tell about one subject.
What is a common way of forming adverbs? Give an example.
Many adverbs are formed by adding ly to an adjective.
Ex. slow - He is slow.
slowly - He walks slowly.
