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What are nouns?
A noun is a name used to identify an object.
What are nouns referring to only 1 item called?
Singular.
Singular nouns do not contain the letter “s” at the end (With exceptions to irregular nouns.)
What are nouns referring to multiple items called?
Plural.
Plural nouns contain the letter “s” at the end. (With exceptions to irregular nouns.)
Can nouns have gender?
Yes.
Some nouns can be male (e.g. Man) can also be female (e.g. Woman).
What are mass nouns?
Mass nouns are nouns used to represent uncountable items.
What are count nouns?
Count nouns are items which are countable. (e.g. Cup)
What are concrete nouns?
Concrete nouns are tangible and can be felt by the senses.
What are abstract nouns?
Abstract nouns are non-tangible nouns such as “Love”.
There are 2 types of verbs, what are they?
Action and Linking.
Action verbs are actions (e.g. run, jump) and Linking verbs are used to connect the subject to another word (e.g. is, seem).
What do pronouns do?
Pronouns are used in place of nouns.
What are the 7 types of pronouns?
Personal, Indefinite, Demonstrative, Reflexive, Interrogative, Relative.
What are personal pronouns for?
Personal pronouns are used to refer to people such as the person you are talking to, or other people far away. (e.g him, her, I)
What are indefinite pronouns for?
Indefinite pronouns do not refer to anything specific (eg. anything, something, everyone)
What are demonstrative pronouns for?
Demonstrative pronouns are used to point to something/someone. (e.g. this, that)
What are reflexive pronouns for?
Reflexive pronouns are used if the subject and object are the same. (e.g. myself, himself)
What are interrogative pronouns?
They are used to start a question (e.g. what, whom)
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Relative pronouns are used to add relative clauses. (e.g. who, whose).
What does an adjective do?
Modifies nouns and pronouns.
What does an adverb do?
Modifies verbs.
What does a preposition do?
Introduces a noun/pronoun.
What do conjunctions do?
Connect sentences, words, and phrases.
What are the 3 types of conjunctions?
Coordinating, Correlative, Subordinating.
FANBOYS is an acronym for coordinating conjunctions. What do the letters mean?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and sentences.
What do subordinating conjunctions do?
They connect independent and subordinate clauses together.