Chapter 2 - Parts of Speech

Question 1

Parts of Speech

Answer 1

grammatical system for organizing words

8 categories

Question 2

Parts of Speech

categories

Answer 2

nouns

pronouns

verbs

adjectives

adverbs

conjunctions

prepositions

interjections

Question 3

Nouns

Answer 3

name people, places, things, concepts, activities, measurements

proper and common

Question 4

Proper Nouns

Answer 4

take the place of nouns

always begin with a capital letter

Question 5

Common Nouns

Answer 5

nonspecific nouns

lowercase

Question 6

Proper Nouns

specifics

Answer 6

substitutes for he, she, it them, who, and everybody

also replaces nouns not previous mentioned but understood (i.e., it)

Question 7

Verbs

types

Answer 7

action verbs

being verbs

helping verbs

Question 8

Verb Phrase

Answer 8

when action/being verbs are preceded by one or more helping verbs

Question 9

Action Verbs

Answer 9

tells the action of the subject

something you can physically or mentally do

Question 10

Action Verbs

examples

Answer 10

work, play, invite, write, think, consider, wonder

Question 11

Being Verbs

Answer 11

aka state-of-being or linking verbs

include forms of .to be. = is, am, are, was, were

Question 12

Helping Verb

Answer 12

used to express time (past present future)

used to express possibility (maybe)

used to express emphasis

Question 13

Helping Verb

examples

Answer 13

have, has, should, could, would`

Question 14

Gerund

Answer 14

an -ing word that names an activity

not preceded by a helping verb

noun

Question 15

Infinitive

Answer 15

when to precedes a verb = noun naming an activity

Question 16

Adjectives

Answer 16

modifier

describe nouns

add info about which one, what kind, or how many

Question 17

Adverbs

Answer 17

describe, limit, explain - verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

add info about when, where how, how much

most formed by adding -ly

Question 18

Conjunctions

Answer 18

connect words, phrases, clauses

Question 19

Type of Conjunctions

Answer 19

coordinating

dependent/subordinate

Question 20

Coordinating Conjunctions

Answer 20

and, but, or, nor, for, yet,so.

join parts of speech in a series

join parts of sentences (clauses)

Question 21

Dependent Conjunctions

Answer 21

aka subordinate conjunctions

introduce a dependent clause

after, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, so that, than, unless, until, when, which, while

Question 22

Dependent Clause

Answer 22

word group that has a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought

Question 23

Prepositions

Answer 23

link to other words in a sentence to show relationship

about, above, across, after, towards, under until, etc.

Question 24

Prepositional Phrase

Answer 24

begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun

Question 25

Object of Preposition

Answer 25

noun or pronoun which ends prepositional phrase

Question 26

Interjection

Answer 26

exclamatory word or phrase