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LA definitions
notes for test
Question | Answer |
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helping verb | shows that actionis happening in the present (example:she HAS BEEN talking today) |
verb tense | presant, past, future (example: he SINGS, he SANG, he will SING) |
action verb | tells what the subject does ( example: the little boy LAUGHED) |
linking verb | tells what the subject is like (example:he SEEMED quiet, she WAS happy) |
subject/verb agreement | subject and verb must agree ( example:the DOG BARKS loudly,all KIDS LEARN in school |
article | appears before nouns (example:a, an, the |
main verb | is the last word in a word phrase (example:a bird is LOOKING at me |
adjectives | describes a noun or prounoun, says what kind, how many orwhich one (example:many,large,green, seven |
adverb | describes verbs ang adjectives tells how, when, or where (example:quickly, seldom, here |
comparative and superlative | example:faster, fastest, more fun, most fun (example:about, after, in, from |
preposition | begins phrases that show relationships |
prepositional phrase | a preposition and the object of the preposition (example: INTO the wild,FOR the class |