Grammar - minor parts of speech Flashcards by Erin Elizabeth

The DYING man asked to speak to his wife

Dying = present participle adjective

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Kim had a lot of MONEY so she…

Money = uncountable noun

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I NEVER eat junk food before noon

Never = time adverb

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You SHOULD see that movie

Should = modal

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She IS the STRANGEST woman I met

Is = copula

Strangest = superlative or attributive adjective

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The workers will TEAR DOWN the building today. It IS being torn down at 3:00.

Tear down = phrasal verb

Is = auxiliary verb

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The class begins TOMORROW.

Tomorrow = time adverb

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Cindy is FUNNY

Funny = predicative

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I have so many BOOKS I don’t have time to read them all

Books = countable noun

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Paul is REALLY tall

Really = degree adverb

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I think that the BLACK dress is the one I am going to buy

Black = attributive adjective

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Richard is OLDER than William

Older = comparative adjective

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Joel likes SHOOTING videos with his new equipment

Shooting = gerund

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This movie STINKS

Stinks = intransitive verb

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Pierre GAVE roses to his girlfriend

Gave = transitive verb

a verb that takes an object

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Kelly forgot to FEED her cat

Feed = infinitive

“To” attached to the verb

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Gary speaks SLOWLY when he is with students

Slowly = manner adverb

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I was SHOCKED when I heard that Sarah left her husband

Shocked = past participle adjective

-ed form for regular verbs

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The Holstein ran DOWNSTAIRS

Downstairs = location adverb

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Victors KNOWS the answers to the questions.

Knows = stative verb
Or - transitive verb

non action verb

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The trash SMELLS bad

Smells = copula

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Rapidly = ?

Manner adverb

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Rice and jewelry = ?

Uncountable or noncount nouns

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Might and may = ?

Modal verbs

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"HAS been studying"

Has = auxiliary verb

"The WAILING baby"

Wailing = present participle adjective

SWIMMING is his favorite sport

Swimming = gerund The - ing form of a verb acting as a noun

"The EXHAUSTED runner"

Exhausted = past participle adjective

rarely = ?

Time verb / frequency adverb

The craziest = ?

Superlative adjective

What is a manner verb

An adverb that shows how an action is performed | Ex: mark walked QUICKLY

I BOUGHT a dress

Bought = transitive verb * takes the place of an object

I COMPLETELY agree

Completely = degree adverb

Nicky LOOKS happy

Looks = copula or linking verb

GIVE UP

Give up = phrasal verb

Coordinating Conjunctions

FANBOYS ``` For And Not But Or Yet So ```

Jackie can to MY birthday party

My = possessive adjective - shows ownership or Possession, used in front of a noun

Did you see ANYONE you knew at the movies?

Anyone = indefinite pronoun ``` - not specified person or thing Ex: anything Everybody Everything Nobody Many None ```

THOSE suitcases are more expensive

Those = demonstrative pronoun

David bought HER a movie player

Her = personal object pronoun ``` Subject pronoun: I You She He It We They ``` ``` Object personal pronoun: Me You Her Him It Us Them ```

I would like A cup of coffee

A = indefinite article

James doesn't come to the party BECAUSE he has to work

Because = subordinating conjunction

Mike cut HIMSELF while he was shaving

Himself = reflexive pronoun

We'd like TWO orders of fries

Two = quantifier

In general, I liked this movie, HOWEVER, I think the last was better

However = conjunction adverb

Whose jacket is THIS? It's MINE.

Mine = possessive pronoun

We visited MANY places in Paris

Many = quantifier

She asked her to attend the meeting, BUT she was unable to go

But = coordinating conjunctions

WHO is writing the curriculum?

Who = interrogative pronoun

WHICH champagne do you reccomend?

Which = interrogative adjective

Michael and Aaron live EACH OTHER

Each other = reciprocal pronoun

It's a beautiful day, ISNT IT?

Isn't it = tag question

Does anyone have a pen? Here take THIS.

This = demonstrative adjective

THE sunset was spectacular this evening

The = definitive article

HEY, that man took my bike!

Hey = interjection

ALTHOUGH he is hard working STUDENT, he is not making VERY fast progress

``` Although= subordinating conjunction Student = countable noun Very = degree adverb ```

HE LOOKS really good in blue, DOESNT he?

He = personal pronoun looks = copula verb Doesn't he = tag question

We had FEW alternatives, SO we chose the least EGREGIOUS one.

``` Few = quantifier So = coordinating conjunction Egregious = attributive adjective ```

It is LEGAL for someone UNDER the age of 22 TO DRINK alcohol in YOUR country?

Legal = predicative adjective Under = preposition To drink = infinitive verb Your = possible adjective

Please call ME BEFORE you leave so that I CAN give you directions.

``` Me = personal pronoun Before = subordinating conjunction Can = modal ```

I feel FAINT. I think that I SHOULD sit DOWN for A FEW minutes.

Faint = predictive adjective Should = modal Down = location adverb A few = quantifier

THIS is the book that I was reading LAST WEEK.

This = demonstrative pronoun | Last week = time adverb

Mary, whose daughter IS taking ballet lessons, needs to hire SOMEBODY to make A tutu.

``` Is = auxiliary verb Somebody = indefinite pronoun A = indefinite article ```

Richard went TO THE store AND bought a gallon of chocolate ice cream

``` To = preposition The = definite article And = coordinating conjunction ```

WOW, you look FABULOUS

``` Wow = interjection Fabulous = predictive adjective ```

Grace RARELY goes to the gym with EITHER Alaina OR Cindy

``` Rarely = time adverb Either = correlative conjunction Or = correlative conjunction ```

I am SO EXCITED about OUR trip to Paris next month

``` So = degree adverb Excited = past participle adjective Our = possessive adjective ```

THESE SHOES do not belong in the kitchen! Please PUT AWAY your shoes.

These = demonstrative adjective Shoes = countable noun Put away = phrasal verb

School VIOLENCE IS a major concern for MANY AMERICAN parents

``` Violence = uncountable noun Is = copula verb Many= quantifier America = attributive adjective ```

WHO IS going with US to the party? WHICH dress should I wear?

``` Who = interrogative pronoun Is = auxiliary verb Us = personal pronoun Which = interrogative adjective ```

We MAY not go to the beach today UNLESS the weather improves.

``` May = modal Unless = subordinating conjunction ```

Jack SEEMS SADDER today. WHAT is wrong?

``` Seems = copula verb Sadder = comparative adjective What = interrogative pronoun ```

We need to paint the house; HOWEVER, first the window frames need SANDING

``` However = conjunctive adverb Sanding = gerund ```

THAT class is INCREDIBLY BORING!

``` That = demonstrative adjective Incredibly = degree adverb Boring = present participle adjective ```

Michael SHOT HIMSELF in the foot. He needs to learn how TO USE a gun PROPERLY

Shot = transitive verb Himself = reflexive pronoun To use = infinitive verb Properly = manner verb