parts of speech

Question 1

what is a common Noun?

Answer 1

A common noun is a noun being referred to in a general since like boy or dog, family or friend.

Question 2

common noun should be capitalized?

Answer 2

False

Question 3

what is a proper noun?

Answer 3

its a more detialed way to refer to a noun. instead of boy you say David.

Question 4

propernounes should be capitalized?

Answer 4

true

Question 5

what is a pronoun

Answer 5

its used to substitute a noun like he ,him and they.

Question 6

why are pronouns useful?

Answer 6

use to stop repetitiveness

Question 7

what is a adjective?

Answer 7

used to describe a noun or pronoun

Question 8

what are modifers?

Answer 8

a word used to give more information about other words.

Question 9

there are two types of modifiers, what are they?

Answer 9

adjectives and adverbs

Question 10

what is a adverb used for ?

Answer 10

they are used to give more description to verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.

Question 11

what type of questions do adverbs answer?

Answer 11

Adverbs tells how, where, when, why, etc. Depending on the context, the adverb

Question 12

certain words can be both adjectives and adverbs?

Answer 12

true. like fast

Question 13

what is a preposition?

Answer 13

they are placed before a noun to modify the phrase words like about, above, across and on. ect.

Question 14

what are the 3 articles?

Answer 14

A, An and The

Question 15

what does articles do?

Answer 15

they are used to reference a noun or pronoun

Question 16

which article references something specific and is known to others, either explicitly or implicitly.

Answer 16

the

Question 17

what the difference between articles AN and A

Answer 17

one is used for words that starts out like the sound of a vowel and the other the sound of a constant.

Question 18

which article is used before words that start sounds like a constant?

Answer 18

A

Question 19

which article is used before words that start sounds like a vowel?

Answer 19

An

Question 20

which articles reference a noun unknown and general use?

Answer 20

An and A

Question 21

what is a Interjection?

Answer 21

words or phrases that express feeling?

Question 22

Interjections can stand alone?

Answer 22

true

Question 23

what 3 punctuation come after a interjection?

Answer 23

period, explanation mark or comma

Question 24

what is a adverb?

Answer 24

This gives more information about the verb and about how the action was done

Question 25

In context of adverb placement, where should a adverb be placed in a sentence?

Answer 25

adverb can come before or after the verb or at the beginning or end of a sentence.

Question 26

what is a Preposition?

Answer 26

This comes before a noun or a noun phrase and links it to other parts of the sentence.

Question 27

single words and four words, such as (e.g., on, at, by, as far as, in addition to, as a result of,…) can be what part of speech?

Answer 27

Preposition

Question 28

what does the term FANBOYS help you to remember?

Answer 28

coordinating conjunctions

Question 29

what are the coordinating conjunctions?

Answer 29

for , and,nor,but,or,yet and so

Question 30

what are subordinating conjunctions?

Answer 30

these are conjunctions that are not apart of FANBOYS(such as because, although, when)

Question 31

when using a subordinating conjuction at the beginning of a cluase such as (“Because it was raining I stayed home.”) should there be a comma and where?

Answer 31

Yes, the correct version should be,”Because it was raining, I stayed home.”

Question 32

how many adjectives( modifiers) should go towards one noun?

Answer 32

maximum 3

Question 33

when should a comma be used between two adjectives?

Answer 33

only when they are of the same category.

Question 34

can a adverb appear at the beginning or end of a sentence?

Answer 34

yes, but a comma must follow.

Question 35

a adverb can come after a subject but before a BLANK?

Answer 35

verb.

Question 36

where cant a adverb be placed?

Answer 36

between a noun and a direct object.

Question 37

More Detailed Rules for the Position of Adverbs

Question 37

what is a direct object?

Answer 37

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb in a sentence. It answers the question “What?” or “Whom?” in relation to the action of the verb. For example, in the sentence “She kicked the ball,” “the ball” is the direct object because it is receiving the action of the verb “kicked.”