english 1

Question 1

Nouns

Answer 1

The names of things, we apply to everything we can see, such, taste and feel.

Question 2

Nouns name……

Answer 2

People-  (Loretta. the mail carrier)
actives- (swimming, kissing)
concepts- (sportsmanship,love) 
conditions- (mess, poverty)
events- (9/11,prom) 
groups- (Microsoft,SADD)
feelings- (enthusiasm,headache)
times- (morning,curfew)

Question 3

proper nouns

Answer 3

are capitalized and refer to specific places, groups, things,events and so on

Question 4

common nouns

Answer 4

are lower case

Question 5

collective nouns

Answer 5

stand for groups but are singular

Question 6

Articles

Answer 6

refer to only three english words

1. A
2. An
3. The

Question 7

Indefinite Articles

Answer 7

refers to 2 of the 3 articles. The two that are referred to are
1. A
2. An
They are used to refer to nouns that are not clearly specified.
such as (a truck driver) (a river) (an explosion)

Question 8

Definite Articles

Answer 8

refers to 1 of the 3 articles in this case it is
1. The
“the” is called the definite particle because it refers to the more specific, identifiable people, places or things. such as
(the old truck driver) (the Mississippi river) (the explosion)

Question 9

parts of speech

Answer 9

is a general term that refers to eight types of words, each playing a different role in speech and writing.

Question 10

8 types of speech

Answer 10

1. Nouns
2. Articles
3. Pronoun
4. Verb
5. Adjective
6. Adverb
7. Preposition
8. Conjucntion

Question 11

Unsure if a word is a noun?

Answer 11

If your unsure if a word is a noun, put one of the three articles in front of it. If the combination of article+word sounds like something you’d use it is probably a noun.

Question 12

pronouns

Answer 12

substitute other words usually a noun

Question 13

pronoun case

Answer 13

refers to the role each pronoun plays in a sentence

Question 14

subject pronouns =

Answer 14

nominative pronouns

Question 15

object pronouns =

Answer 15

objective case pronouns

Question 16

subject pronouns are …..

Answer 16

I, he , she , they, we, you

Question 17

objective pronouns

Answer 17

me, him, her, them. us , you

Question 18

what do subject pronouns do

Answer 18

name the performer of an action OR name noun being described

Question 19

being verbs =

Answer 19

linking verbs OR the verb to be

Question 20

verb to be

Answer 20

is, was, has ben, had been, will be

Question 21

object pronouns

Answer 21

are nouns being acted upon

Question 22

if your not sure if you have the right pro noun

Answer 22

substitute I or Me in its place to test if the pronoun is the object or the subject

Question 23

in a sentence do not mix what pronouns

Answer 23

subjective and objective pronouns