Lesson 6

Question 1

What is a physical action verb? Give examples.

Answer 1

A physical action verb expressions action that can be perceived by the senses.

Ex. kick, run, eat

Question 2

Give the eight parts of speech.

Answer 2

The eight parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

Question 3

Give the four questions adverbs answer. Give examples.

Answer 3

Adverbs answer the questions: how (manner), when, where, and to what extent (how often, how much).

Ex. 1 He walks gracefully. (how)

Ex. 2 He walks early. (when)

Ex. 3 He walks outside. (where)

Ex. 4 He walks often. (to what extent)

Question 4

What is a common noun? Give examples.

Answer 4

A common noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is not capitalized.

Question 5

What is a noun?

Answer 5

A noun is word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 6

What is a concrete noun? Give examples.

Answer 6

A concrete noun names something that can be perceived by the senses.

Ex. truth, goodness, beauty

Question 7

What is a verb phrase? Give examples.

Answer 7

A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.

Ex. 1I have been walking for an hour.

Ex. 2 I should have walked yesterday.

Question 8

Name the four ways nouns may be classified.

Answer 8

Nouns may be common or proper, concrete or abstract, collective, and compound.

Question 9

What is a pronoun?

Answer 9

A pronoun is word used in place of a noun.

Question 10

What verb shows being or existence?

Answer 10

The to be verb shows being or existence.

Question 11

Name and define the three grammar persons.

Answer 11

The three grammar persons are first person (the person speaking), second person (the person spoken to), and third person​ (the person spoken about).

Question 12

What is a verb?

Answer 12

A verb is a word that shows action or being.

Question 13

Give all forms of the to be verb.

Answer 13

The forms of the to be verb are am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been.

Question 14

What is a proper noun? Give examples.

Answer 14

A proper noun names a specifice person, place, or thing. It is capitalized.

Ex. John, Italy, the White House

Question 15

What is a subject?

Answer 15

The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

Question 16

What is a mental action verb? Give examples.

Answer 16

A mental action verb expressions action that cannot be perceived by the senses.

Ex. think, know, believe

Question 17

What is a collective noun? Give examples.

Answer 17

A collective noun names a group.

Ex. team, flock, class

Question 18

Give the common helping (auxiliary) verbs.

Answer 18

The common helping verbs are:

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

have, has, had,

do, does, did,

may, might, must,

can, could,

will, would,

shall, should, ought

Question 19

What are the two parts of every sentence?

Answer 19

The two parts of every sentnece are the subject and predicate.

Question 20

What is a predicate?

Answer 20

The predicate tells wihat the subject is or does.

Question 21

Define article and name the three English articles.

Answer 21

Articles are words that signify nouns. A and An are the indefinite articles. The is the definite article. Articles are considered adjectives.

Question 22

Give the subject personal pronouns in three persons.

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What is a sentence?

Answer 23

A sentence is a group of words expressiong a complete thought.

Question 24

Give the four types of sentences classified by purpose with definitions.

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

What is an adverb?

Answer 25

An adverb is a word that usually modifies a verb, but also an adjective or another adverb.

Question 26

Give the first three English verb tenses and an example of each using I walk.

Answer 26

The first three English verb tenses are present, past, and future.

Ex. Present Tense - I walk

Past Tense - I walked

Future Tense - I will walk

Question 27

What is a compound noun? Give the three kinds with examples.

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Give the three questions adjectives answer with examples.

Answer 28

Adjectives answer the questions: which one, what kind, and how much or how many.

Ex. 1 John gave Mary that rose. (which one)

Ex. 2 John gave Mary a red rose. (what kind)

Ex. 3 John gave Mary a dozen roses. (how many)

Question 29

What is an adjective?

Answer 29

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

Question 30

Give the object personal pronouns in three persons.

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What is an abstract noun? Give examples.

Answer 31

An abstract noun names a quality, characteristic, or idea that cannot be perceived by the senses.

Ex. truth, goodness, beauty