parts of speech Flashcards
what are relative pronouns?
who, which, why, when, where, whose, that, whom
what is an adjective?
describing something
what is a pronoun?
pronouns replace nouns in a sentence example: her, them, our, their, his, him
what is a verb?
being or doing word
what is an adverb?
describing a verb
what is a noun?
person, places, thing
what is the difference between a abstract noun and a concrete noun?
concrete noun: something you can touch: table
abstract noun: something you cant touch: peace
what is the difference between a common noun, proper noun and collective noun?
common noun: a person
proper noun; angellina( proper noun needs capital letters)
collective noun: crowd( of people)
what is an article?
refers to the words a, an, the
what is a preposition?
words that show the relations to things
over, under, above
what is a connective/ conjuction?
a word that connects two parts of a sentence
and, as, therefore, because
what are the three types of adjectives?
adjectives, comparative, superlative
what is a comparative?
they are adjectives of comparison
ex. better, worse, hotter
what is a superlative?
the most of something
ex. best, worst, hottest
what are countable nouns?
a noun that you can count using numbers they have a singular and plural form
ex. we have chocolate or chocolates
what are uncountable nouns?
things you cannot count, they don’t have a plural form and we don’t use a or an, but we can use some, any or much
ex. water rice or knowledge
‘a glass of water’, ‘some/any water’, not ‘a water’
what is the difference between active and passive voice?
active puts the subject first while passive puts the subject last
what is a imperative verb?
commanding verb
what is an imperative verb?
commanding verb
what is a infinitive verb?
to run to cook to clean
a simple or basic verb
what is the first person singular?
I, me , myself, mine
what is first person plural?
we, our, us, ourselves
what is second person singular?
you, yours, yourself, your
what is second person plural?
you, yours, yourself, your
what is third person singular?
she, her, it , his, him, its, herself,, himself
what is third person plural?
they, them, their , themselves
