English Grammar Terms Flashcards

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1
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What does plural mean?

A

more than one

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2
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Who is:

the person talking

(I or We)

?

A

First Person

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3
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What’s a word that means more than one

A

plural

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4
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What is a subject?

A

the noun that does the verb in a sentence

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5
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What is a verb?

A

An action word

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6
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What replaces the subject of a sentence?

A

A pronoun

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7
Q

What is :

to conjugate

Or

Conjugation

?

A

to change a verb form depending on the subject

For example:

“I run”

“He runs”

are different conjugations of the verb “to run”

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Who is:

First Person

?

A

First person is:

the person talking

(I or We)

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9
Q

What is a person, place, thing, idea?

A

A noun

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10
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Who is:

Third Person

?

A

Third person is the person/people you are:

talking ABOUT

(he, she, they)

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Who is the person you’re:

Talking TO

(You or Y’all)

?

A

Second Person

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12
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What is an action word?

A

verb

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13
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Who is:

Second Person

?

A

Second person is the person/people you are:

Talking TO

(You or Y’all)

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14
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What is a pronoun?

A

A word that replaces the subject of a sentence

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15
Q

What is a describing word

A

an adjective

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16
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What is a word that means: to change a verb form depending on the subject?

For example:

“I run”

“He runs”

A

to conjugate

17
Q

What are the following examples of:

I

you

he she it

we

they

A

pronouns

18
Q

What is a noun?

A

A person, place, thing, idea

19
Q

What are examples of pronouns in English?

A

I

you

he she it

we

they

20
Q

What does Singular mean?

A

only one of something

21
Q

What’s a word that means only one of something

A

Singular

22
Q

What is the noun that does the verb in a sentence?

A

The subject

23
Q

Who is the person/people you are:

talking ABOUT

(he, she, they)

A

Third Person

24
Q

What is an adjective?

A

A describing word