Grammar Flashcards
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word used in the place of a noun.
What is a noun?
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.
List the pronouns.
I, me, my, mine; you, your, yours; he, she, him, her, it, his, hers, it's; we, us, our, ours; they, them, their, theirs.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that does an action, shows a state of being, links two words together or helps another verb.
List the state of being verbs.
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been. have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must, can, could!
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.
What is a statement?
A statement gives information.
What is a command?
A command gives an order or makes a request.
What is a question?
A question asks something.
What is an exclamation or interjection?
An exclamation or interjection shows sudden or strong feeling.
What is a contraction?
A contraction is made up of two words put together into one word with some letters left out.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
What is a conjunction?
A conjunction joins words or groups of words together.
What is a direct quotation?
A direct quotation is the exact words that someone says.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
