Lesson 15 Flashcards

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What is an appositive? Give examples.

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An appositive is a word or phrase that immediately follows the word it modifies. The appositive is usually set off from its noun by commas.

Ex. 1 Appositive: Gandalf, the wizard, is leading an adventure.

Ex. 2 Appositive phrase: Gandalf, the wizard in The Hobbit, is leading an adventure.

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Give examples of adjectives used as nouns

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Ex. 1 Give me your tired, your poor.

Ex. 2 The poor you have with you always.

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Give examples of plural nouns with singular meanings.

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Ex. 1 The news is bad.

Ex. 2 Measles is an infectious disease.

Ex. 3 The scissors are on the counter.

Ex. 4 His pants are on fire.

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is word used in place of a noun.

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Give the subject personal pronouns in three persons.

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The subject personal pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, you (all), they.

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Give the object personal pronouns in three persons.

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The object personal pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, you (all), them.

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What are the reflexive and intensive pronouns?

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The reflexive and intensive pronouns are the self-pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

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What is a reflexive pronoun? Give examples.

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The reflexive pronoun is always an object - direct, indirect, or prepositional - and refers back to the subject of the verb.

Ex. 1 Mary hurt herself.

Ex. 2 Mary told herself a story.

Ex. 3 Mary wrote a note to herself.

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What is an intensive pronoun? Give examples.

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The intensive pronoun is used to show emphasis.

Ex. 1 Caesar himself led the charge.

Ex. 2 We met Caesar himself in the forum.

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