Grammar

Question 1

What is a declarative sentence?

Answer 1

A declarative sentence makes a statement.

Question 2

What is an interrogative sentence?

Answer 2

An interrogative sentence asks a question.

Question 3

What is a sentence?

Answer 3

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

Question 4

What are the two parts of every sentence?

Answer 4

The two parts of every sentence are the subject and the predicate.

Question 5

What is a subject?

Answer 5

The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

Question 6

What is a predicate?

Answer 6

The predicate tells what the subject is or does.

Question 7

What is an imperative sentence?

Answer 7

An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.

Question 8

What is an exclamatory sentence?

Answer 8

An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling.

Question 9

What is a verb phrase? Give examples.

Answer 9

A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.

Ex. I have been walking for an hour.
I should have walked yesterday.

Question 10

What is the best way to find the subject of a sentence?

Answer 10

Locate the verb, and then ask the question, “Who?” or “What?”

Question 11

How do you find the subject in an interrogative sentence?

Answer 11

To find the subject in an interrogative sentence, turn the question into a statement.

Ex. What lesson did you study?
You did study what lesson.

Question 12

How do you find the subject in an imperative sentence?

Answer 12

In sentences expressing a command or request, the subject is always you.

Question 13

What is a verb?

Answer 13

A verb is a word that:
- does an action;
- shows a state of being;
- links two words together;
OR - helps another verb.

Question 14

What verb shows being or existence?

Answer 14

The to be verb shows being or existence.

Question 15

What is a noun?

Answer 15

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 16

What is a common noun? Give examples.

Answer 16

A common noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is not capitalised.

Ex. girl, country, building

Question 17

What is a proper noun? Give examples.

Answer 17

A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. It is capitalised.

Ex. Elizabeth, Australia, Sydney Opera House

Question 18

What is the simple subject?

Answer 18

The simple subject is the principal word the sentence is about.
Ex. The best class in school in grammar.

Question 19

What is the complete subject?

Answer 19

The complete subject is the simple subject with all its modifiers.
Ex. The best class in school is grammar.

Question 20

What is the simple predicate?

Answer 20

The simple predicate is the verb, including helping verbs.
Ex. John is learning Latin in school.

Question 21

What is the complete predicate?

Answer 21

The complete predicate is the verb with all its modifiers.
Ex. John is learning Latin in school.

Question 22

What is an adjective?

Answer 22

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

Question 23

What is an adverb?

Answer 23

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Question 24

Give all forms of the to be verb.

Answer 24

am * is * are, was, were
be * being * been

Question 25

Give the common helping (auxiliary) verbs.

Answer 25

am * is * are, was, were *
be * being * been * *
have, has, had *
do, does, did *
shall, will, should, would
may, might, must *
can, could, ought *

Question 26

What is a pronoun?

Answer 26

A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

Question 27

Give the subject personal pronouns in three persons.

Answer 27

I
you
he, she, it
we
you (all)
they

Question 28

Give the object personal pronouns in three persons.

Answer 28

me
you
him, her, it
us
you (all)
them

Question 29

Do you use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun?

Answer 29

No.

Question 30

What are the demonstrative pronouns?

Answer 30

The demonstrative pronouns point out a person or thing. The pronouns this and these point to something near and the pronouns that and those point to something far.

Question 31

Define direct object. Give an example.

Answer 31

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

Ex. The Magister teaches Latin.

Question 32

What is the best way to find the direct object?

Answer 32

Say the simple subject and the simple predicate together, and then ask “Whom?” or “What?”

Question 33

What is a paragraph?

Answer 33

A paragraph is a group of sentences that work together to tell about one subject.