Unit 1

Question 0

Pronouns

Answer 0

Used in place of nouns

Subjects-I, we, they
Objects-me, us, them
Possession-mine, ours, his
Connectors-that, which, who

Question 1

Nouns are

Answer 1

Person, place, and things. In addition qualities concepts and activities.

Rule* try using it with IS or ARE

Honesty IS important.
Maria IS pretty.

Question 2

Verbs

Answer 2

Express action, occurrence or a state of being

Question 3

Action verb

Answer 3

Runs, studies, works

Question 4

State of being or linking verbs

Answer 4

am is are were be being

Feels appears tastes sounds see a looks smells

Question 5

Adjectives

Answer 5

Describe nouns and pronouns.

Answer the questions what kind? How many? Which one?

Question 6

Adverbs

Answer 6

Words that describe verbs adjectives or other adverbs.

Answer the question when? How? Where? Or to what extent?

Question 7

Adverbs often end in

Answer 7

LY

Question 8

Prepositions

Answer 8

Join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence

As the word “pre” suggests “before”

Question 9

Prepositional phrase signifies

Answer 9

2 or more words that begin with a preposition and end with it’s object

With James
About James
To James

Question 10

Frequently used prepositions

Answer 10

At be for from in of to with

Question 11

Conjunctions are

Answer 11

Word that connect words or sentences

Question 12

Common conjunctions

Answer 12

And
But
Or
Nor

Question 13

Interjections

Answer 13

Words that express strong feelings.
If alone usually followed by and exclamation mark but Ina sentence usually followed by a comma
Wow! That’s cool.
Well, I guess we’re done.

Question 14

FANBOYS are conjunctions and stand for

Answer 14

For 
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

Question 15

Subjects

Answer 15

Simple subject is a noun or pronoun that tells who/what sentence is about

Complete subject is a sentence that includes simple subject and all modified

Question 16

Modifiers

Answer 16

Words that describe or limit the subject

Question 17

Predicates

Answer 17

Simple is a verb/verb phrase that tells what subject is doing or what is being done to them

Complete include verb/verb phrase and it’s modifiers, objects, and complements.

Question 18

Helping or auxiliary verbs

Answer 18

Frequently used am is are was were been have had must ought might can could would should will do does did

Question 19

3 times when a verb may precede the subject

Answer 19

Inverted sentences
Sentences beginning with there or here
Questions

Question 20

Pattern 1: subject-verb

Answer 20

Verb follows the subject.

We worked.
Everyone is studying.

Question 21

Pattern 2: Subject-action verb-object

Answer 21

Direct object is a noun or pronoun that answer what or whom?

Indirect object answers to whom? To what? For whom? For what?

Question 22

Pattern 3: subject-linking verb-complement

Answer 22

Complement is a noun pronoun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.

Question 23

Pattern 4: inverted order

Answer 23

Sitting in front is Doreen.

Doreen is sitting in front.

Question 24

Fragments

Answer 24

Incomplete sentence punctuated as if it we’re complete.

Fix by
Join them to complete sentences or
Add appropriate subjects and verbs

Question 25

Run on

Answer 25

Fuses 2 or more complete thoughts without punctuation

Fix
Separate into 2 sentences
Add a comma and conjunction
Add semicolon

Question 26

Comma splice

Answer 26

2 or more thought are incorrectly joined  or policed together with a comma. 
Fix
Add conjunction after comma 
Separate into 2 sentences 
Change comma to semicolon