Lesson 3 Flashcards
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words expressiong a complete thought.
What are the two parts of every sentence?
The two parts of every sentnece are the subject and predicate.
What is a subject?
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is a predicate?
The predicate tells wihat the subject is or does.
Give the four types of sentences classified by purpose with definitions.
The four types of sentences are declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory.
a. A declarative sentence makes a statement
b. A imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.
c. An interrogative sentence asks a question.
d. An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling.
Give the eight parts of speech.
The eight parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
What is a noun?
A noun is word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Name the four ways nouns may be classified.
Nouns may be common or proper, concrete or abstract, collective, and compound.
What is a common noun? Give examples.
A common noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is not capitalized.
What is a proper noun? Give examples.
A proper noun names a specifice person, place, or thing. It is capitalized.
Ex. John, Italy, the White House
What is a concrete noun? Give examples.
A concrete noun names something that can be perceived by the senses.
Ex. truth, goodness, beauty
What is an abstract noun? Give examples.
An abstract noun names a quality, characteristic, or idea that cannot be perceived by the senses.
Ex. truth, goodness, beauty
What is a compound noun? Give the three kinds with examples.
A compound noun is maked up of more than one word.
a. The words can be joined into one word.
Ex. door step
b. The words can be joined with hyphens.
Ex. sister-in-law
c. The words can be seperate.
Ex. United States of America
What is a collective noun? Give examples.
A collective noun names a group.
Ex. team, flock, class
Name and define the three grammar persons.
The three grammar persons are first person (the person speaking), second person (the person spoken to), and third person (the person spoken about).
