Grammar

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Person, place, thing, idea.

Question 2

Verb

Answer 2

Word that expresses action or being.

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

Describes a noun or a pronoun by telling which one, what kind, or how many.

Question 4

What is a Proper Noun?

Answer 4

A Proper Noun names a particular person, place, or thing and is capitalized.

Question 5

What is a Homophone?

Answer 5

A Homophone are words that sound alike but have a different spelling and meaning.

Question 6

Syllable

Answer 6

Word of word part that has one vowel sound.

Question 7

Subject of sentence

Answer 7

Person or thing that is doing the action or being talked about.

Question 8

Predicate

Answer 8

What the subject of the sentence is or does.
Predicates often contain a main verb and a helper verb.

Example:
Shelly is running home.
            ↑      ↑
Helper verb↑
               main verb

Question 9

Accent symbol

Answer 9

Tells what syllable is spoken with more stress/force.

Question 10

Capitalization

Answer 10

Titles that follow: a, an, the, or a possessive word (my, his, your) are NOT capitalized.

Question 11

Parts of speech

Answer 11

In a dictionary definition of a word there will be the different possible ways a word can be used.

Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Preposition
Verb

Question 12

Pronunciation key

Answer 12

Symbols used to show pronunciation.

Question 13

Possessive nouns

Answer 13

A possessive noun shows ownership of something.

Question 14

Possessive noun Rule 1: Singular

Answer 14

Rule 1: Singular

Add an apostrophe + “s” to the end of noun

woman’s handbag, boy’s skateboard

Question 15

Possessive noun Rule 2: Plural

Answer 15

Rule 2: Plural

Add an apostrophe to the end of plural noun

families’ car, trees’ roots, cats’ fur

Question 16

Possessive noun Rule 3: It

Answer 16

Rule 3: It

No apostrophe is required to make its possessive

its fur, its nails

Question 17

Possessive noun Rule 4: Hyphenated/Compound

Answer 17

Rule 4: Hyphenated/Compound

Add the apostrophe + “s” to the end or the last word

father-in-law’s car, Social Security’s offices

Question 18

Possessive noun Rule 5: Multiple Nouns Share Possession

Answer 18

Rule 5: Multiple Nouns Share Possession

Add apostrophe + s to the last noun in the group

Fred and Bill’s car; Sarah, Will and Beth’s trip

Question 19

Possessive noun Rule 6: Multiple Nouns Separate Possession

Answer 19

Rule 6: Multiple Nouns Separate Possession

Add apostrophe + s to the end of all nouns to show separate possession

John’s and Sarah’s cars; Jeremy’s and Truk’s lunches

Question 20

Pluralizing

Answer 20

Nouns ending in s, x, ch, sh, or z add ‘es’.

Buses
Sexes
Beaches
Bushes
Pezzes

Question 21

Compound word

Answer 21

Compound nouns can be closed (one word), open (two words) or hyphenated (two or more words connected by a hyphen). Examples of each type of compound noun are:

closed compound nouns - toothpaste, schoolhouse, bedroom
open compound nouns - ice cream, root beer, coffee table
hyphenated compound nouns - four-door, daughter-in-law, six-pack