Parts Of Speech

Question 1

the article

Answer 1

indicates nouns

Question 2

definite article

Answer 2

the. indicates a specific noun

Question 3

indefinite article

Answer 3

a/an. indicate non-specific nouns

Question 4

common noun

Answer 4

it names something physical

Question 5

noun agent

Answer 5

a noun specifically referring to a person ( teacher, drummer, idealist… )

Question 6

proper noun

Answer 6

used to name a particular person, place or thing

Question 7

abstract noun

Answer 7

a noun that names a less concrete thing. does not have a physical element. ( a quality, an emotion, a condition, an action … )

Question 8

collective noun

Answer 8

names a group or collection of things that form a whole ( colony of ants, a choir of singers… )

Question 9

compound noun

Answer 9

a noun that is made up of joining two or more words using hyphens.

Question 10

pronoun

Answer 10

it replaces a whole noun, a noun substitute

Question 11

subjective pronouns

Answer 11

i
you
he
she
it
they
we

Question 12

objective pronouns

Answer 12

me 
you
him
her
it
them
us

Question 13

possessive pronouns

Answer 13

mine
yours
his
hers
theirs
ours

Question 14

reflexive pronouns

Answer 14

myself
yourself
himself
herself
themselves
ourselves

Question 15

adjective

Answer 15

describes a noun

Question 16

proper adjective

Answer 16

formed from proper nouns

Question 17

possessive adjectives

Answer 17

not the same as a pronoun. it shows to whom or what the verb belongs. (its)

Question 18

compound adjective

Answer 18

an adjective that is a compound

Question 19

degrees of comparison

Answer 19

positive- fluffy
comparitive- fluffier
superlative- fluffiest

Question 20

preposition

Answer 20

links words and can suggest relative positioning. they come at the beginning of a phrase and between related objects ( and is not a preposition )

Question 21

conjunction

Answer 21

joins phrases and main clauses

Question 22

co-ordinating conjunctions

Answer 22

joins main clauses ( for, and, nor, but, or, yet , so)

Question 23

subordinating conjunctions

Answer 23

joins subordinate clauses to main clauses ( since, when, if, even, though, unless, after, whether, although, before, while, because )

Question 24

adverb

Answer 24

modfies/qualifies a verb or adjective, or even another adverb. it can show how, when, wher, why or to what degree ( most, but not all adverbs end with ‘ly’)

Question 25

verbs

Answer 25

doing words

Question 26

infinitive verb

Answer 26

most basic part of the verb and is formed by to + verb ( NOT A FINITE VERB )

Question 27

present participle

Answer 27

can be used as a noun (gerund) ( can end in ‘ing’ ) it is not a finite verb. it must have an auxiliary verb and a subject to become finite

Question 28

auxillary verb

Answer 28

can be used by itself as a finite verb, but when used with a participle, creates a finite verb ( am, is, was, could, should, might, shal, can, would, will be, can be, could be )

Question 29

the interjection

Answer 29

exclamatory word or sound used to express a strong emotion

Question 30

finite verbs

Answer 30

creat clauses and have a subject, number and tense. it could be : a verb of one word, a root with an auxilary, a present participle with an auxiliary, a past participle, or a past participle with an auxiliary

Question 31

transitive verb

Answer 31

the verb that takes the direct object

Question 32

intransitive verb

Answer 32

the verb that doesn’t take a direct object