comprehension

Question 1

Everything in grammar fits into two categories

Answer 1

8 parts of speech and sentence structure

Question 2

nouns name a

Answer 2

person, place, thing, or idea

Question 3

list the 8 parts of speech

Answer 3

noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection

Question 4

An example of a common noun

Answer 4

country, book etc.

Question 5

An example of a proper noun

Answer 5

America, Webster’s dictionary etc.

Question 6

An example of a concrete noun

Answer 6

concrete, chair etc.

Question 7

(:

Answer 7

i love you.

Question 7

An example of an abstract noun

Answer 7

hope, love, pain etc.

Question 7

list the three basic tenses

Answer 7

past, present, future

Question 7

what helper(s) do we use with past perfect

Answer 7

had

Question 8

what helper(s) do we use with present perfect

Answer 8

have, has

Question 9

An example of a count noun

Answer 9

chair, person etc.

Question 10

An example of a noncount noun

Answer 10

milk, water etc.

Question 11

An example of a compound noun

Answer 11

baseball, football etc.

Question 12

which helpers do we use with future perfect

Answer 12

will have, shall have

Question 13

which helper(s) do we use with past progressive

Answer 13

was, were

Question 14

which helper(s) do we use with present progressive

Answer 14

am, is, are

Question 15

which helper(s) do we use with future progressive

Answer 15

will be, shall be

Question 16

what principal part does simple present use

Answer 16

1st

Question 17

what principal part does simple past use

Answer 17

2nd

Question 18

what principal part does simple future use

Answer 18

1st

Question 19

what principal part do all perfect tense verbs use

Answer 19

3rd

Question 20

what principal part do all progressive tense verb use

Answer 20

1st plus ing

Question 21

what helper does a passive voice verb use

Answer 21

a linking verb

Question 22

list the 4 demonstrative pronouns

Answer 22

this, that, these, those

Question 23

list the 5 interrogative pronouns

Answer 23

who, whom, whose, which, what

Question 24

list the 5 plural indefinite pronouns

Answer 24

both, few, fewer, many, several

Question 25

list the 6 singular or plural indefinite pronouns

Answer 25

all, any, more, most, some, none

Question 26

list the two rules for reflexive pronouns

Answer 26

1. act as an object
2. reflect the subject

Question 27

define intensive pronouns

Answer 27

intensive pronouns emphasize the preceding noun

Question 28

list the options for person

Answer 28

1st (includes the speaker), 2nd (you, your), 3rd (everything else)

Question 29

list the options for words

Answer 29

singular, plural

Question 30

list the options for gender

Answer 30

masculine (he, him, his), feminine (she, her), neuter (it), common (everything else)

Question 31

definition of an adjective

Answer 31

An adjective describes a noun or pronoun

Question 32

list the 5 adjective questions

Answer 32

which one, what kind, how many, how much, whose

Question 33

definition of an adverb

Answer 33

An adverb describes a verb, adjective or other adverb

Question 34

list the 4 pairs of correlative conjunctions

Answer 34

both and, neither nor, either or, not only but also

Question 35

list the coordinating conjunctions

Answer 35

for,and,neither/nor,but,or,yet,so(fanboys)
others are though,either,therefore,moreover,because,as

Question 36

what is the rule for both reflexive and intensive pronouns

Answer 36

they both have to end in self or selves

Question 37

what is a verbal

Answer 37

a special verb form that acts as a noun, an adjective or an adverb but retains some verb qualities

Question 38

what is a participle

Answer 38

a verbal that acts as an adjective

Question 39

what does the present participle consist of

Answer 39

it consists of the first principal part plus ing

Question 40

what does the past particle consist of

Answer 40

it consists of the third principal part and has a passive meaning

Question 41

what is a participle phrase

Answer 41

it is made from a participle and all of its modifiers

Question 42

what is a phrase

Answer 42

it does not contain both a subject and a verb

Question 43

what is a clause

Answer 43

it contains both a subject and a verb

Question 44

what is a dependent clause

Answer 44

a clause with an introductory word that cannot stand alone

Question 44

what is an independent clause

Answer 44

it is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence

Question 45

what is a simple sentence

Answer 45

it consist of one independent clause

Question 46

what is a compound sentence

Answer 46

it consists of two or more independent clauses

Question 47

what is a complex sentence

Answer 47

it consists of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

Question 48

what is an adjective clause

Answer 48

it is a dependent clause used like an adjective

Question 49

what is a concrete noun

Answer 49

A concrete noun is a noun that refers to a physical thing, person, or place—something or someone that can be perceived with the five senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste). Examples include “pencil,” “dog,” “Timbuktu,” and “Patricia.”

Question 50

what is a abstract noun

Answer 50

a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.

Question 51

what is a count noun

Answer 51

a noun that can form a plural and, in the singular, can be used with the indefinite article (e.g. books, a book ).

Question 52

what is a noncount noun

Answer 52

A count noun is one that can be expressed in plural form, usually with an “s.” For example, “cat—cats,” “season—seasons,” “student—students.” A noncount noun is one that usually cannot be expressed in a plural form. For example, “milk,” “water,” “air,” “money,” “food.” Usually, you cannot say, “He had many moneys.”

Question 53

what is a compound noun

Answer 53

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a compound noun is defined as ‘a noun that is made up of two or more different words, for example, “cake shop”, “French fries”, “high-flyer”, or “schoolteacher”.’