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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 |
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