english Flashcards
1
Q
what is a verb?
A
a doing word
2
Q
what is an adjective?
A
a describing word
3
Q
name the types of nouns
A
common noun
proper noun
collective noun
abstract noun
4
Q
what is a common noun?
A
name given,ordinary everyday objects
5
Q
what is a proper noun?
A
name given to one particular thing (people and places)
6
Q
what is a collective noun?
A
name given to a group of persons or things of the same kind
7
Q
what is an abstract noun?
A
name given to an idea,feeling or quality which is not concrete
8
Q
what is a simile?
A
used to compare different things which have something in common.it is introduced buy the words ‘like’ and ‘as’
