ELA Unit 4 Grammar rules

Question 1

Sentence Combining

Answer 1

is the process of combining two or more simple sentences together to make a more complex sentence. This is a useful writing tool because it allows you to include more information in fewer words.

Use: Basic conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and appositives

Question 2

Parts of Speech

Answer 2

There are eight parts of speech in the English Language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence.

Question 3

Noun

Answer 3

A person, place or thing.

Question 4

Pronoun

Answer 4

A noun that refers to someone or something.

Question 5

Verb

Answer 5

An action.

Question 6

Adverb

Answer 6

A word that describes an action.

Question 7

Adjective

Answer 7

A word that describes something.

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

A word that describes a disruption.

Question 9

Conjunction

Answer 9

Something that is used to coordinate words.

Question 10

Preposition

Answer 10

A specific position that something or someone is in.