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English 700 FINALS
Study set for English final
Question | Answer |
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noun | a word that names a person, place, thing, event, or idea |
verb | a word or group of words that tells an action or a state of being |
pronoun | a word that takes the place of a noun |
adjective | a word that is used to describe a noun or a pronoun |
adverb | a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb |
Conjunction | a word that joins words, phrases, or sentences; there are coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)and subordinating conjunctions(www.asia.b |
Preposition | a word that is followed by a noun or pronoun to create a phrase that usually shows some relationship of place, time, or direction between other words in a sentence. |
Interjection | A word expressing emotion that is usually set off with commas |
the four questions that adjectives can answer | Which one, how many, what kind, and who |
the four questions that adverbs can answer. | How, where, why, and when |
What two letters do many adverbs end with? | -ly |
Sentence opener #1 | Subject/verb |
Sentence opener #2 | Prepositional |
Sentence opener #3 | -ly adverb |
Sentence opener #4 | -ing opener |
Sentence opener #5 | clausal |
Sentence opener #T | transitional |
Sentence opener #Q | question |
Sentence opener #6 | V.S.S(very short sentence) |
Subjective case | pronouns are used as the subject. |
Objective case | pronouns are used as objects of verbs or prepositions. |
Possessive case | pronouns show ownership. These do not have an apostrophe. |
1st person singular | I, me, my, mine |
2ed person singular | you, your, yours |
3rd person plural | he, she, it, him, her, his, hers, its, they, them, their, theirs |
1st person plural | we, us, our, ours |
2ed person plural | you, your, yours |
helping verbs | have has had do does did may might must should shall could can will would ought to |
being verbs | be being been am is was were |
linking verbs | appear are become seem stay smell taste sound feel look remain grow |
Psalms 19:14 | "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer." |