Language Arts Trim 2 Flashcards
To find a direct object, you:
say the action verb then ask “whom” or “what”
a direct object is a:
noun/pronoun
to define an indirect objectL
say the action verb then ask: to whom? to what? for whom? for what?
adverb:
a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
adverbs answer the questions:
where, when, how, how often, how long, to what extent, how much
phrase:
a group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb together
preposition:
a word that shows relationship between a noun/pronoun
commonly used prepositions:
for, at, before, on, of, off, by, up, like until, etc
compound prepositions:
according to, in addition to, in place of, etc
prepositional phrase:
a group of words in order of:
adjective phrase:
a prepositional phrase describing a noun/pronoun
adj phrases answer:
what kind
how much
which one
how many
Remember, adv phrases and adj phrases ask…
the same as an adv and adj
object pronoun:
me, us, you, he, her, them it
always use a ____ ____ after a preposition
object pronoun