Parts of Speech Flashcards
The four types of sentences are……
Command,exclamation,question and statement
What is a homophone?
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling.
What is a homonym?
A homonym is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but has a different meaning. “Write” and “right” is a good example of a pair of homonyms.
What is a synonym?
Similar
What is a antonym?
Opposite
What is an apostrophe of contraction?
An apostrophe is used to show that letters have been left out of words that have been combined to make a shorter contraction.
What is an apostrophe of possession?
An apostrophe is normally used with the letter s to show ownership or possession .
Explain subject and predicate?
A complete sentence contains two parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is about, while the predicate tells something about the subject.
What is a homograph?
Homographs are words which are spelled the same, but with more than one meaning.
What is a verb?
A verb is a doing or action word.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word or words used to describe nouns or pronouns. They add interest or meaning to sentences giving more information.
What are the types of adjectives?
Descriptive,proper adjectives, adjectives of quantity/number,adjectives of order/position,adjectives of comparison and (adjectival phrases).
What is a descriptive adjective?
Describes the nouns. These are the most commonly used.
What is a proper adjective?
When a proper noun is used as an adjective. The SOUTH AFRICAN beaches are sandy.
What is a adjective of quantity/number?
How many
What is an adjective of position/order?
Second,First, third, fourth
What is an adjective of comparison?
Used when comparing two things fatter,better,fastest
What is a adjectival phrase?
To help describe the noun,usually to give more meaning.
What is a preposition?
Prepositions are small words that usually show the relationship between two words or phrases to one another.
What is a conjunction?
Conjunctions are connecting words that join two or more sentences into one sentence.
What is an adverb?
A word that describes how the verb was done,when it was done and where it was done?
Name the types of adverbs?
Adverbs of time,manner and place.
What is an adverb of time?
Telling us when the action was done.
What is the adverb of manner?
Tells us how the action was done.
