Lesson 9 Flashcards
Name the four ways nouns may be classified.
Nouns may be common or proper, concrete or abstract, collective, and compound.
What is a predicate?
The predicate tells wihat the subject is or does.
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words expressiong a complete thought.
Give the eight parts of speech.
The eight parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
What is a subject?
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is a noun?
A noun is word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
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.
What are the two parts of every sentence?
The two parts of every sentnece are the subject and predicate.
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
