FoV Definitions Throughout the Book

Question 1

A ___ is a word for a thing, place, person, animal, or idea.

Answer 1

noun (20)

Question 2

Most nouns made from adjectives are ___.

Answer 2

qualities (20)

Question 3

Nouns that name specific items

Answer 3

proper nouns (21)

Question 4

Nouns that contain more than one word

Answer 4

compound nouns (21)

Question 5

Nouns that refer to groups composed of members; they are singular

Answer 5

collective nouns (21)

Question 6

Nouns that can be counted normally

Answer 6

count nouns (22)

Question 7

Nouns that represent “stuff” that can’t be counted directly without adding a word such as piece or cup.

Answer 7

mass nouns (23)

Question 8

A word used in place of a noun or noun phrase.

Answer 8

pronouns (24)

Question 9

___ pronouns are used as the subjects of sentences or clauses; perform verbs.

Answer 9

subject pronouns (24)

Question 10

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Answer 10

subject pronouns (24)

Question 11

___ pronouns serve as the object of a verb; verbs get done to them

Answer 11

object pronouns (24)

Question 12

me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

Answer 12

object pronouns (24)

Question 13

___ pronouns indicate ownership.

Answer 13

possessive pronouns (24)

Question 14

mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, your, theirs

Answer 14

possessive pronouns (24)

Question 15

Kind of a cross between pronouns and adjectives

Answer 15

possessive adjectives (24)

Question 16

my, your, her, our, their

Answer 16

possessive adjectives (24)

Question 17

___ pronouns are formed by adding -self to the end of possessive pronouns or adjectives.

Answer 17

reflexive pronouns (25)

Question 18

myself, ourselves, itself

Answer 18

reflexive pronouns (25)

Question 19

___ pronouns used to ask questions.

Answer 19

interrogative pronouns (25)

Question 20

who, whom, whose, which

Answer 20

interrogative pronouns (25)

Question 21

___ pronouns are used to point out a specific thing.

Answer 21

demonstrative pronouns (25)

Question 22

this, that, these, those

Answer 22

demonstrative pronouns (25)

Question 23

Pronouns that take the place of nouns, but do not refer to specific people, places, or things; they are singular

Answer 23

indefinite pronouns (25)

Question 24

everyone, everybody, everything,
someone, somebody, something,
no one, nobody, nothing,
anyone, anybody, anything,
all, any, one, none

Answer 24

indefinite pronouns (25)

Question 25

many, more, most, much,
several, some, few, both,
each, either, neither,
another, other

Answer 25

indefinite pronouns (25)

Question 26

___ pronouns are used to relate a subordinate clause to the rest of the sentence; you can think of them as words that introduce modifiers.

Answer 26

relative pronouns (26)

Question 27

which, that

Answer 27

relative pronouns (26)

Question 28

the word or group of words that a pronoun refers to

Answer 28

antecedent (27)

Question 29

Describes or modifies nouns or pronouns

Answer 29

adjectives (31)

Question 30

___ adjectives are formed from proper nouns.

Answer 30

proper adjectives (31)

Question 31

___ adjectives contain more than one word and sometimes have hyphens.

Answer 31

compound adjectives (31)

Question 32

___ are adjectives are not capable of being intensified.

Answer 32

absolute adjectives (34)

Question 33

square, essential, universal, immortal, unique, circular

Answer 33

absolute adjectives (34)

Question 34

They express actions, events, or states of being.

Answer 34

verbs (36)

Question 35

Verbs that express the action performed by a subject.

Answer 35

action verbs (36)

Question 36

Verbs that link the subject to a noun or adjective.

Answer 36

linking verbs (36)

Question 37

Verbs that help other words to become complete compound verbs.

Answer 37

helping verbs (36)