Question | Answer |
a person, place, thing, or idea | Noun |
a general noun (restaurant) | Common Noun |
a specific noun (Olive Garden) | Proper Noun |
things you can see,touch,hear,taste,smell are categorized as ____ Nouns | Concrete Nouns |
things you cannot experience with your senses are categorized as ____ Nouns | Abstract Nouns |
words that take the place of nouns (I, me, she, they, us) | Pronouns |
words that describe noun and pronouns and answer What Kind? How Many? How Much? Which One? (ex - pretty, white, the, torn) | Adjectives |
words that show action or a state of being | Verbs |
I am tired. What kind of verb is "am"? | Linking Verb |
It is going to snow. What kind of verb is "is"? | Helping Verb |
Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; usually end in -ly; answer How? When? Where? To waht extent? | Adverbs |
words that link words phrases, or clauses | Conjunctions |
words that show strong emotions | Interjections |
words that tell how nouns and pronouns relate to other words | Prepositions |
I need to go (to/too/two) the restaurant. | to (prep) |
I want to go to the ballgame with you, (to/too/two). | too (also) |
What is (their/there/they're) address? | their |
(Their/There/They're) never going to leave the restaurant. | They're (They are) |
(Its/It's) about time for you to leave. | It's (It is) |
(Your/You're) going to be in big trouble. | You're (You are) |
I like all the cars (accept/except) the purple one. | except (prep) |
Your semester grade will(affect/effect) by your midterm grade. | affect (v) |
Please (accept/except) my sincerest apology. | accept (v) |
Your midterm grade will have an (affect/effect) on your semester grade. | effect (n) |
You have (to/too,two) minutes to say you are sorry. | two |
Please remain (stationary/stationery) while the ride is in motion. | stationary |
She bought a new box of (stationary/stationery) for a gift. | stationery |
Melted butter (complements/compliments) movie popcorn quite nicely. | complements |
I got a ton of (complements/compliments) after my game. | compliments |
I am running for president of the student (council/counsel). | council (n) |
If I win class president, I will get to (council/counsel) the under classmen. | counsel (v) |
I am using (coarse/course)sand paper to file the table. | coarse |
I need to take an introductory (coarse/course) for Physics. | course |
Who or what the sentence is about. (ex - KELLIE is on the magazine cover.) | Subject |
The action or state of being that is expressed in a sentence. (ex - Kellie RAN a marathon.) | Predicate |
Which is the singular verb - (Sit / Sits) | (He) sits. |
Which is the plural verb - (Examine / Examines) | (They) examine. |
The words EACH and EVERY always take a (singular / plural) verb. | Singular |
The words NOBODY, EVERYTHING, and ANYONE always take a (singular / plural) verb. | Singular |