english Flashcards

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noun

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words that names a persona, place, thing or idea

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concrete noun

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names an object that occupies space

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abstract noun

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names an idea, quality or characteristic

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singular noun

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names one persone, place, thing or idea

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plural noun

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names mora than one

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compound noun

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noun made up of two or more words

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three types of compound nouns

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  • opened: ice cream, jewelry box
  • closed: keyboard, notebook
  • hyphenated: sister-in-law, x-ray
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common noun

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is the general name

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proper noun

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the name of a particular person, place, thing or idea

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collective noun

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names a group
singular form

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possessive noun, is formed by adding what?

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show ownership
is formed by using (´s)

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pronoun

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word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or another pronoun

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antecedent

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word or group of words ro which a pronoun refers

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personal pronoun

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refers to a specific person, place, thing or idea

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what are the types of personal pronouns

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first person (indicating the person speaking)
second person (person being spoken to)
third person (any other person)

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subject pronoun (he)

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perform the action of the sentence usually found before the verb

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objects pronoun (him)

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receive the action of the subject usually found after the verb

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reflexive pronoun

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  • refers back to the subject of the sentence or clause and indicates that the same person or thing is involved.
  • adds information to the sentence
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intensive pronoun

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  • adds emphasis to another noun or pronoun.
  • if the intensive pronoun is omitted, the meaning of the sentence will still be the same.
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demonstrative pronoun

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points out specific person, places, things or ideas

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interrogative pronoun

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is used to form questions

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relative pronoun

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is used a special subject-verb word group called a subordinative clause
(a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence)

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indefinite pronoun

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refers to a person, place, thing or idea in a more general way than a noun does

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adjective

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  • word that modifies a noun or a pronoun
  • it may describe a noun or pronoun
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articles
are the adjectives on, an, the
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indefinite articles
“a” and “an” are called indefinite articles
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definite article
“the” is called definite artcile
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zero article
refers to an occasion in speech or writing where a noun or a noun phrase ir not preceded by an article
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when is no article used?
- proper nouns - mass nouns where the reference is indefinite - plural nouns where the reference is indefinite - where referring to means of transport (by plane) - common expressions of time and place (at midnight)
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what are proper adjectives, how are they formed?
- is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter - they are formed by attaching the following suffixes to nouns to form proper adjectives: (-an, -ian, -n, -ese, and -ish) examples: America= American England= English China= Chinese
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What are the three forms that adjectives use to compare nouns
- possitive form: indicates no comparison - comparative form: compares two noun or pronouns - superlative form: compares more than two nouns or pronouns
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verbs
word that expresses an action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement
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verbs express:
time present, past and future
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action verb
- tells what someone or something does - expresses action that is either physical or mental
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transitive verb
is followed by a word or words that answer the question “what?” or “whom?”
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the word that answer the question “what?” or “whom?” after a transitive verb are called…
direct object
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intransitive verb
is not followed by a word that answers the question “what?” or “whom?”
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linking verb
- link or joins the subject of a sentence with a noun, pronoun or an adjective that identifies or describes the subject - does NOT show action
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most commonly used linking verb is:
be
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forms of be
- am - be - being - was - are - been - is - were