Unit 1 Quiz 1

Question 1

verb

Answer 1

a word that shows action or state of being; the main word in the predicate

Question 2

adjective

Answer 2

a word that modifies or describes a noun

Question 3

appositive

Answer 3

a group of words that describe, add to or identify a noun or pronoun

Question 4

article

Answer 4

a, an, or the; help identify nouns

Question 5

noun

Answer 5

a person, place, thing, or idea that names something and is part of the subject of a sentence

Question 6

participle

Answer 6

a verb form that can act as a main verb or an adjective

Question 7

perfect tense

Answer 7

consists of a form of having and a past participle

Question 8

predicate

Answer 8

the word or group of words that tells what the subject is doing or being

Question 9

progressive form

Answer 9

the form of a verb that expresses continuing action

Question 10

pronoun

Answer 10

a word that takes the place of a noun, such as he, she, or it

Question 11

subject

Answer 11

the part of the sentence that tells us who or what is taking the action of the sentence

Question 12

verb

Answer 12

a word that shows action or state of being; the main word in the predicate