Parts Of Speech

Question 1

Preposition

Answer 1

Show the position of things

Question 2

Conjunctions

Answer 2

Words that are used to join two separate sentences to form one sentence

Question 3

Co-ordinating conjunctions

Answer 3

Are used to link two simple sentences (also known as main clauses) together as one sentence

There are 7 co-ordinating conjunctions (fanboys)

Question 4

Sub-ordinating conjunctions

Answer 4

Are used to link a simple sentence (main clause / independent clause) with a sub-ordinate (dependent) clause

There are 10 sub-ordinating conjunctions

Question 5

The seven co-ordinating conjunctions are (FANBOYS):

Answer 5

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

Question 6

The 10 sub-ordinating conjunctions are (ISAWAWABUB):

Answer 6

If,
Since,
As,
When,
Although,
While,
After,
Before,
Until
Because

Question 7

Adverbs

Answer 7

Are used to describe Verbs

Example: He ran quickly

Question 8

Adverbs of Manner

Answer 8

These are used to describe how something is done

Example: He walked slowly

Question 9

Adverbs of Time

Answer 9

These are used to describe when something is done

Example: She ate pizza yesterday

Question 10

Adverbs of Place

Answer 10

Used to describe where something was done

Example: She ate at school

Question 11

Nouns

Answer 11

People, places, or things

Question 12

Common Noun

Answer 12

Include intimate objects, living things, places, things and concepts

Question 13

Concrete Nouns

Answer 13

Are Common Nouns that are visible or tactile

Question 14

Proper Nouns

Answer 14

Names of people, days, months or places. Proper Nouns always begin with a capital letter

Question 15

Abstract Nouns

Answer 15

Are ideas, feelings, qualities etc. These Nouns can be felt (not physically - cannot be seen, touched, tasted heard or smelt) they refer to idea feelings, occasions or time

Question 16

Collective Nouns

Answer 16

Are used for a group of things or people. They are usually a singular word that represents a number of things

Question 17

Pronouns

Answer 17

Personal Pronouns are words like:

He
She Reflective Pronouns:
Him
Her Myself
Me Himself
I Herself
You Yourself
They
Them Possessive Pronouns
It
Mine
His
Hers
Yours

Question 18

Homophone

Answer 18

Sound same, different meaning, different spelling (sea/see)

Question 19

Homonym

Answer 19

Same sound, same spelling, different meaning (bat/bat)

Question 20

Homograph

Answer 20

Different sound, same spelling, different meaning (tear/tear)

Question 21

Direct object

Answer 21

Noun/pronoun that directly receives the action of the verb

Question 22

Indirect object

Answer 22

Noun of pronoun that benefits from the action of the verb

Question 23

Fact

Answer 23

Can be proven true/false through evidence/can be verified

Question 24

Opinion

Answer 24

Personal preference, subjective and cannot be proven true/false

Question 25

Abbreviation

Answer 25

Shortened form of a word (CEO) not pronounced as a word, each individual letter is sounded/pronounced individually

Question 26

Acronym

Answer 26

Made up of the first letter of each word me is pronounced as a new word (NASA)

Question 27

Denotation

Answer 27

Literal meaning of a word/dictionary meaning

Question 28

Connotation

Answer 28

The emotional, associations of a word

Question 29

Phrase

Answer 29

**P = part of sentence** A group of words that does not contain a finite verb **eg a long gold chain**

Question 30

Clause

Answer 30

**C = complete sentence** A group of words that does contain a finite verb **eg the student studied**

Question 31

Simple sentence

Answer 31

One independent clause

Question 32

Compound sentence

Answer 32

Two independent clauses, connected by a co-ordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

Question 33

Complex sentence

Answer 33

One independent clause plus one dependent clause, connected by a sub-ordinating conjunction (ISAWAWABUB)

Question 34

Active voice

Answer 34

Clear writing/subject preforms action

Question 35

Passive Voice

Answer 35

More formal/takes emphasis away from the person preforming the action and focuses on the results of the person preforming the action

Question 36

Compound nouns

Answer 36

Made up out of two words, such as “haircut” and “toothpaste”

Question 37

Gerund

Answer 37

A noun that has been made from a verb ending with “ing”

Question 38

Synonym

Answer 38

Words with similar meanings

Question 39

Antonym

Answer 39

Words with opposite meanings

Question 40

Backslashes

Answer 40

Shows where a line break was in a piece of poetry that is being quoted