Test 5, Unit 1 - 10 Flashcards
A __________ is two or more words used as a single noun.
compound noun
A ___________ is a particular person, place, or thing.
proper noun
A predicate nominative always follows a ______.
linking verb
To find a direct object, ask whom or what after an _____ verb.
action
The _________ answers the questions to whom or for whom.
indirect object
A ________ names a group and is singular in form.
collective noun
A noun of _____ is the name of the person to whom a sentence is directed.
direct address
In a sentence containing a predicate nominative, you can always replace the verb with the word____.
equals
An _______ is a word that follows a noun and explains or identifies that noun.
appositive
A _____ is a group of related words that does not contain a subject and verb.
phrase
Verbs ending in s are usually (singular, plural)
singular
Compound subjects joined by and take a (singular, plural) verb.
plural
Titles of literary works, works of art, organizations, and countries are usually (singular, plural) even if plural in form.
singular
Doesn’t, isn’t, and wasn’t are (singular, plural)
singular
Words such as mathematics, civics, rickets, measles, mumps, and news usually take (singular, plural) verbs.
singular
The boys in Mr. Hall’s Sunday School class (is, are) going to buy him a new tie for his birthday.
are
John (doesn’t, don’t) know which college he should attend.
doesn’t
Cookies and cream (is, are) my favorite ice cream flavor.
is
Either the boys or Mr. Davis (is, are) going to win the contest.
is
Here (is, are) the items you requested.
are
Today’s news (was, were) all about the upcoming election.
was
Neither Mrs. Williams nor her daughters (is, are) going to sing in the choir.
are
The Netherlands (is, are) also called Holland.
is
Label the caps words as S, PN, DO, IO, OP, AP, DA: TAYLOR, do you know the STORY of Robert Moffat? He was a MISSIONARY to Africa.
TAYLOR(DA)
STORY(DO)
MISSIONARY(PN)
Label the caps words as S, PN, DO, IO, OP, AP, DA: He arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1816, and from there he made many TRIPS into Africa’s interior to preach the gospel.
trips (DO)
Label the caps words as S, PN, DO, IO, OP, AP, DA: Moffat and his WIFE MARY eventually settled in the town of Kuruman. There Moffat developed a written FORM of the native LANGUAGE. During their time in Africa, the Moffats gave many THOUSANDS of Africans the GOSPEL.
WIFE(s) MARY(ap) FORM(do) LANGUAGE(op) THOUSANDS(io) GOSPEL(do)
Diagram: Christian and Anna gave their mother a necklace for her birthday.
Christian
and gave necklace
Anna mother
Diagram: My sister Lauren is a teacher and a principal at a high school in Oregon.
teacher
sister (Lauren) is and
principal
mark twain was born in the town of florida missouri on november 30 1835.
Mark Twain was born in the town of Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835.
For a while twain worked for the territorial enterprise, a newspaper in virginia city nevada.
For a while Twain worked for the Territorial Enterprise(underlined), a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada.
This fall I will be taking the following courses speech algebra I english and bible.
This fall I will be taking the following courses: speech, Algebra I, English, and Bible.
Father took our buick station wagon to bobs paint and body shop to be repaired.
Father took our Buick station wagon to Bob’s Paint and Body Shop to be repaired.
Dr. jonathan mcPhearson recently became pastor of the covenant reformed church.
Dr. Jonathan McPhearson recently became pastor of the Covenant Reformed Church.
