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GRAMMER AND VOCAB EXAM REVIEW Flashcards

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Define a noun

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A word that names a person, place, object, idea, or quality

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What kind of noun names a particular person, place, object, idea

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Proper

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Which kind of nouns name any person, place, object, idea

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Common

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Which Class of nouns name a quality condition or idea

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Abstract

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Which class of nouns name a group of persons, places, objects, ideas gathered in a unit

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collective

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Which class of nouns is made up of two or more works

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compound

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Name the four genders of a noun/pronoun

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Masculine, Feminine, Neuter, Common

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Masculine Noun

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A noun that is male

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Feminine noun

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a noun that is female

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Neuter noun

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A noun that doesn’t have a gender

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Common Noun

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A noun that can be either male or female

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Name the uses and cases of a noun

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Objective Case: Indirect Object, Direct Object, Object of preposition
Nominative Case: Subject, Predicate Noun, Noun of Direct adress
Both: Noun in Apposition (case is determined by the noun it follows)
Possessive: Adjective

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Define a sentence

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A group of words that contain a subject, predicate, and a complete thought. It usually ends with either a period, question mark or exclamation point.

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Simple Sentence

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Made up of one independent clause

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Compound sentence

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Made up of two or more independent clauses combined by a conjunction

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A _____ is one verb that contains one or more helping verbs and one main verb.

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Verb Phrase

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A ____ is a word that expresses an action or state of being

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verb

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A _____ is a verb that expresses a state of being. It connects or links the subject to a word that indentifies or describes the subject.

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Linking verb

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What are the types of sentences

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declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory

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declarative sentence

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sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period

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interrogative sentence

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sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark

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imperative sentence

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sentence that gives a command or makes a request. It is often used for directions

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exclamatory sentence

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sentence that shows excitement or expresses a strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point

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A _____ is a verb that expresses either physical or mental activity

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action verb

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A ______ (auxiliary verb) helps the main verb express an action or a state of being

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helping verb

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What are the 4 types of subjects

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Simple, Complete, Compound, Understood

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identifies the person, place, object, or idea that is being spoken about in the rest of the sentence.

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subject

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The _____ of the sentence is the part that says something about the subject

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predicate

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What are the three types of predicates

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Simple, Complete, Compound

30
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Verbs to be (linking verbs)

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am, are, is, was, were, been, being, verb to seem

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Double Agents (VERBS)

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appear, become, fell, grow, smell, taste, turn, look remain, sound, stay

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Forms of BE (HELPING VERBS)

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

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Forms of DO (HELPING VERBS)

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do, does, did

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Forms of HAVE (HELPING VERBS)

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have, has, had

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Other forms (HELPING VERBS)

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can, could, may, might, must, will, would, shall, should

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A _____ is a connecting word that shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence

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Preposition

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What are the three types of prepositions

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Simple, Compound, Phrasal

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What are the two types of prepositional phrases

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Adjectival and Adverbial

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Adverbial phrases

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modify adjectives, adverbs, or verbs AND they ask when, where, how, why, to what extent, and under what conditions

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Adjectival phrases

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they ask which one, what kind, whose, and how many AND they modify nouns

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Part of speech of a preposition

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Preposition

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Object of preposition

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What the preposition points to in the phrase

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The part of speech of a pronoun is

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Pronoun

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What are the THREE kinds of prepositions that we’ve covered

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Interrogative, Demonstrative, Personal

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What are the three types of Point of Views (Persons) a pronoun has

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1st, 2nd, 3rd

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What are the genders of a pronoun

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Feminine, Masculine, Neuter, Common

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What are the numbers of a pronoun

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Singular, and plural

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what are the uses and cases of a pronoun

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Objective Case: Indirect Object, Direct Object, Object of preposition, Pronoun in Apposition (case is determined by the noun/pronoun it follows)

Nominative Case: Subject, Predicate Noun, pronoun of Direct address, pronoun in Apposition (case is determined by the noun/pronoun it follows)

Possessive: Adjective

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______ pronouns take the place of known people, place, objects, or ideas

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Personal Pronouns

50
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_____ pronouns are used to designate or to point out some definite person, place, object and ma be used to avoid repetition of a noun

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Demonstrative Pronouns

THE GENDER OF A DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN IS DETERMINED BY ITS ANTICEDENT

ALL ARE 3RD PERSON

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List all the Personal Pronouns

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Nominative Case : (S, PN, PDA, ProApp)

Person Singular Plural
1st I we
2nd you you
3rd he, she, it they

Objective Case (DO, IO, OP, ProApp)

Person Singular Plural
1st me us
2nd you you
3rd him, her, it them

Possessive Case (Adj, S, PN)

Person Singular Plural
1st my, mine our, ours
2nd your, yours your, yours
3rd his, her, hers, its their, theirs

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List all Demonstrative Pronouns

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Nominative Case (S, PN)

Person Singular Plural
3rd this, that these, those

Objective Case (DO, IO, OP)

Person Singular Plural
3rd this, that these, those

Possessive Case (No uses)

WHEN PARSIN A DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN USED AS AN ADJECTIVE, GIVE IT THE GENDER AND CASE OF THE WORD IT MODIFIES

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____________ Pronouns appear in place of unnamed people, place, or objects and are used IN ASKING QUESTIONS. They are used as nouns or adjectives

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Interrogative Pronouns

THE NUMBER AND GENDER ARE DETERMINED BY ITS ANTICEDENT

ALL ARE 3RD PERSON

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List all interrogative pronouns

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Nominative Case (S, PN)

Person Singular Plural
3rd who, which, what who, which, what

Objective Case (DO, IO, OP)

Person Singular Plural
3rd whom, which, what whom, which, what

Possessive Case (S, PN, ADJ)

Person Singular Plural
3rd whose whose

WHEN PARSING AN INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN USED AS AN ADJECTIVE. GIVE IT THE GENDER AND CASE OF THE WORD IT MODIFIES

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