Final Exam Review Deck #1: Grammar Terms

Question 1

What is a describing word

Answer 1

an adjective

Question 1

True or False:

Verbs conjugate based on:

singular or plural

And

1st, 2nd or 3rd Person

Answer 1

True

Question 1

True or False:

The ‘you (formal)’ verb conjugation is always the same as the ‘he/she’ verb conjugation

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is a subject?

Answer 2

the noun that does the verb in a sentence

Question 2

True or False:

Every adjective always has 4 forms.

Answer 2

False:

Adjectives can have 2 or 4 forms.

Question 3

True or False:

Infinitives change gender and number.

Answer 3

False:

Infinitives are verbs. Verbs do not have gender or number.

Question 4

What is a noun?

Answer 4

A person, place, thing, idea

Question 5

What replaces the subject of a sentence?

Answer 5

A pronoun

Question 6

What is an adjective?

Answer 6

A describing word

Question 8

What is a verb?

Answer 8

An action word

Question 9

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

Answer 9

The subject

Question 10

What is a pronoun?

Answer 10

A word that replaces the subject of a sentence

Question 11

What is a cognate?

Answer 11

A word that sounds and looks similar between languages.

Question 12

True or False:

Nouns change gender and number.

Answer 12

False.

Nouns can change in number, but not in gender.

Question 13

What is the most basic form of a verb called?

Answer 13

An infinitive

Question 15

True or False:

Adjectives can change number and gender

Answer 15

True.

Question 16

Do verbs have gender?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

What are the four main points about infinitives?

Answer 17

Infinitives:

• are the most basic form of a verb
• they are unconjugated
• they translate as ‘to verb’
• they always end in an -ar, -er or an -ir

Question 18

What are the following examples of:

I

you

he she it

we

they

Answer 18

pronouns

Question 20

What are examples of pronouns in English?

Answer 20

I

you

he she it

we

they

Question 21

True or False:

Pronouns are used to replace the noun of a sentence.

Answer 21

False:

Pronouns replace the subject of a sentence

Question 22

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

For example:

“I run”

“He runs”

Answer 22

to conjugate

Question 23

What is a person, place, thing, idea?

Answer 23

A noun