grammar

Question 1

what is a noun

Answer 1

used to describe a person, place, thiing and person

Question 2

Identify the noun

sam ate many carrots
a. carrots
b. many
c. sam

Answer 2

c. sam

Question 3

when would we use a common noun

Answer 3

the general not the exact name of a person place or thing

Question 4

Identify the common noun

the napkin was laying on the table

a. laying
b. table
c. napkin

Answer 4

napkin

Question 5

when would a proper noun be used

Answer 5

when describing a city, person, or place

Question 6

what is the proper noun in the sentence

My husband went to France on his vacation.

Answer 6

a. husband
b. France
c. vacation

Question 7

when would an abstract noun be used

Answer 7

when we describe feelings, ideas, concepts

Question 8

identify the abstract noun

love is the medicine for everything in life

Answer 8

a. medicine
b. everything.
c. love
d. life

Question 9

when is a collective noun used?

Answer 9

to describe a group of people, animals or things

Question 10

Identify the collective noun

My brother and I met with our family for the bbq

Answer 10

a. I
b. Brother
c. family
d. BBQ

Question 11

what is an antecedent

Answer 11

word or phrase the pronoun refers to

Question 12

identify the antecedent / pronoun

the hungry girls ate their sandwiches fast

Answer 12

antecedent- girl
pronoun- their

Question 13

what is a pronoun

Answer 13

a word that takes place of a noun. Instead of repeating the same noun many times, you can replace the noun with, he, she, they. their

Question 14

identify the pronoun

maggie ate her sandwich. She loved the flavors

Answer 14

her; she

Question 15

what is a possessive pronoun

Answer 15

form of a personal pronoun that shows possession or ownership

Question 16

identify the possessive pronoun

a. he is going to the park
b. Jack went walking and ate my sandwich
c. Jill and jack went to get ice cream she got cherry and he got lemon

Answer 16

b. MY

Question 17

what is an adjective

Answer 17

used to describe an object or noun

Question 18

identify the adjective

a, He bought a bat
b. Her dress was colorful
c. he is crying

Answer 18

B. colorful

Question 19

what is an adverb

Answer 19

describes a verb- usually right after the verb and how the action is done

Question 20

identify the adverb

a. shelly was walking to her car and her dog ran fast

b. joe ate a huge sandwich and walked to his car

c. joe was sleeping

Answer 20

a. shelly was walking to her car and her dog ran fast

Question 21

what is a pronoun

Answer 21

a word or group of words that are used before nouns or pronouns

Question 22

list some prepositions

Answer 22

in, if, on, in, off, upon, despite, near, among, around, behind, beneath, but, by

Question 23

identify the prepositions in the sentence
sam walked tiredly to his bed. Beside him was a glass of water.

Answer 23

to; beside

Question 24

what are some examples of linking verbs

Answer 24

am, is, are, was, were, being, been. are

Question 25

what is an interjection

Answer 25

words that express emotion or exclamation

Question 26

identify the interjection whew! that test was so hard, Im happy it's over.

Answer 26

whew!

Question 27

what is a compound preposition

Answer 27

contains 2 or more prepositions that follow after another

Question 28

identify the compound preposition because of Sam we cant go to the park anymore.

Answer 28

because of

Question 29

what is a prepositional phrase

Answer 29

a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun

Question 30

identify the prepositional phrases the hat on the counter is orange. Unfortunately the hat is now under the bed

Answer 30

ON THE COUNTER UNDER THE BED

Question 31

what is a conjunction

Answer 31

a word that is used to join sentences/clauses.

Question 32

name coordinating conjunctions

Answer 32

FANBOYS ( for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 33

what is a predicate

Answer 33

tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject. it will begin with a verb and all the words that modify it.

Question 34

identify the predicate The little grey bunny ate the orange carrot

Answer 34

ate the orange carrot - this is telling us what the bunny did

Question 35

what is a clause made up of

Answer 35

a group of words that has the subject and predicate

Question 36

what is an independent clause

Answer 36

a complete thought that can stand alone

Question 37

identify the independent clause The cute professor passed out the tests as soon as the students came

Answer 37

The cute professor passed out the tests

Question 38

what is a dependent clause

Answer 38

cant stand-alone and begins with a subordinating conjunction

Question 39

find the dependent clause the professor laugh because the students fell

Answer 39

because the students fell

Question 40

what is a direct object

Answer 40

a person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb.

Question 41

identify the direct object as jackie was walking, the cake fell onto the ground

Answer 41

cake

Question 42

what is an indirect object?

Answer 42

usually the receiver of the action but not affected by the verb

Question 43

identify the indirect object the professor gave his class the test results

Answer 43

his class

Question 44

note: usually to identify direct/ indirect objects follow this formula Subject , verb, indirect object, and direct object

Question 45

what is a phrase

Answer 45

a phrase is a piece of info in a sentence made up of more than 1 word

Question 46

note- a phrase lacks a subject and predicate

Question 47

what is a type of verb that functions as an adj and ends in -ing- ed

Answer 47

participle

Question 48

what is a linking verb

Answer 48

used to describe the subject (the noun or pronoun the sentence is about), to link two ideas together, or to describe a state of being.

Question 49

common linking verbs are name some out of the 18

Answer 49

is, are, was, were, be, being, am, become, seem, appear, field, grow, look, remain, smell, sound, taste, turn

Question 50

identify the linking verb The little boy is hungry and sad.

Answer 50

is