English: Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections

Question 1

Define an Action verb:

Answer 1

a word expressing action

Question 2

Define a Linking verb:

Answer 2

expresses a state of being and connects subjects to words

Question 3

Common Linking Verbs:

Answer 3

Be, Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Been

Question 4

other LVs:

Answer 4

appear/seem/smell/feel/remain

Question 5

Forms of the Verb ‘Be’:

Answer 5

am, are, has been, had been, shall be, would have been

Question 6

Define a Helping Verb:

Answer 6

Helps the main verb express action

Question 7

List some Helping Verbs:

Answer 7

can, could, has, might, are

Question 8

Define a Verb Phrase:

Answer 8

consists of 1+ main verb and/or more helping verbs

Question 9

Define a Transitive Verb:

Answer 9

a verb that expresses action directed at an object

Question 10

Define an Intransitive Verb:

Answer 10

a verb that has no object

Question 11

Because Linking Verbs do not have objects, they are automatically ______

Answer 11

intransitive

Question 12

Objects are always in what direction to the verb?

Answer 12

to the right

Question 13

An Adverb modifies…

Answer 13

a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Question 14

Adverbs describe what?

Answer 14

Where, When, How, How long/often
To what extent
How much

Question 15

Adverbs appear where in the sentence?

Answer 15

anywhere

Question 16

When an adverb modifies a verb phrase, it frequently comes in the _____ of the phrase

Answer 16

middle

Question 17

Define a Preposition:

Answer 17

a word that shows relation of a noun/pronoun to another word

Question 18

List Prepositions:

Answer 18

aboard, about, above, at, before, of, off, on, up to, up

Question 19

What PoS Object does a Preposition have?

Answer 19

Noun

Question 20

Define a Prepositional Phrase..

Answer 20

a preposition, it’s object, and modifier

Question 21

How to tell if a word is an Adjective or Adverb?

Answer 21

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns

Question 22

Define a conjunction:

Answer 22

a word that joins a word/word group

Question 23

Define a Coordinating Conjunction:

Answer 23

a conjunctions that joins word in the same way

Question 24

Define a Correlative Conjunction:

Answer 24

pairs of conjunctions that join words/word groups with one at the beginning and end of the sentence (both…and)

Question 25

If the word ‘for’ has a comma before it, what PoS is it?

Answer 25

conjunction

Question 26

Define an Interjection:

Answer 26

a word that expresses emotion. It has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence