click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
8 Parts of Speech
Question | Answer |
---|---|
A _____ names a person, place, thing, or idea. | noun |
It can be ___ or ___, ____,______ or ___, _____ or _______ | proper- common- collective- concrete- abstract-singular- plural |
Nouns have _____ (first, second, third), ______ (singular/plural), _____(masculine, feminine, neuter), and _____(nominative, possessive, objective) | person- number- gender- case |
A __ is a word used to express action, being, or state of being. | verb |
In a sentence a verb or verb phrase makes up the __. | predicate |
A verb phrase is made up of a __ __ and an ___/___ __. | main verb- auxiliary/helping verb |
__ describe nouns or pronouns. | Adjectives |
___ adjectives (proper/common) | Descriptive |
___ adjectives | Limiting |
___ (a, an, the) | Articles |
__ adjectives (one, two, first, second) | Numeral |
___ adjectives (words that can be adjectives or pronouns) | Pronominal |
The three degrees of adjectives and adverbs are- __, ___ (comparing two-er, more, less), and __ (more than two-est, most, least | positive- comparative- superlative |
_____ describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. | Adverbs |
1. ___ (time, place, manner, degree, affirmation, negation) | Simple |
2. ___ (where, when, why, how) | Interrogative |
3. ___ (where, when, why) | Relative |
4. ____ ____ (adverb noun) - nouns used as adverbs | Adverbial objective |
____ take the place of nouns | Pronouns |
An __ is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun or possessive adjective replaces or refers to | antecedent |
___ introduce prepositional phrases | Prepositions |
Prepositional phrases can be either ___ or ___ | adjectival- adverbial |
Introductory prepositional phrases and prepositional phrases that come immediately after the verb are __ | adverbial |
Prepositional phrases that come immediately after the subject are ___ | adjectival |
Most prepositional phrases beginning with OF are __ | adjectival |
Prepositional phrases following direct objects and subjective complements can be either __ or __ | adjectival- adverbial |
If the phrase answers the questions _____ _ ___ it is adjectival | what or which |
If the phrase answers the questions __, __, __, or __, it is adverbial | where, when, how, why |
___ join words, phrases, and clauses | Conjunctions |
__ express strong or sudden emotions: OH, WOW, OUCH! | Interjections |