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Grammar
Parts of speech study guide for end of the year test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a way of thinking about language | grammar |
| the four levels of traditional grammar | Parts of speech Parts of sentence Phrases Clauses Diagram |
| the 8 kinds of words in English dictionary | Parts of speech |
| Person, place, thing, or idea | Noun |
| takes place of noun | Pronoun |
| What type of pronoun can be used for subject of verbs and subject compliments | Subject |
| List the subject pronouns(7) | I, you, he, she, it, we, you |
| List the object pronouns(7) | me, you, him, her, it, we, you, them |
| What modifies a noun or pronoun | adjective |
| The three adjectives_, __, and ___ are articles(1, 2, 3 letters) | A, an, the 1 2 3 |
| ___ is a definite article | The |
| _ and __ are indefinite articles | A, an |
| The three degrees of adjectives are _____, _____, and _____ | Positive, comparative, and superlative |
| a verb shows _____, _____, or links a subject to its _______ _______ | Action, being, subject compliment |
| a ______ is a word that joins two words or groups of words | Conjuction |
| list the coordinating conjunctions(7) | And, or, but, for, nor, so, yet |
| List 5 subordinating conjunctions | Because, since, before, whereas, although |
| The correlative conjuctions are | neither nor, either or, not only but also |
| a _______ shows relationship between its object and another word in the sentence | Preposition |
| an _______ shows emotion but has no grammatical function | Interjection |
| Do 4-level analysis for the sentence My uncle eagerly wrote many books about the civil war | Pro.n, n, adv, v, adj, n, prep, adj, n subj AVP DO 1 independent simple declarative |
| write a sentence using every part of speech at least once | Yo, cucumbers are very dumb, but they live under the ground. |
| a ______ verb transfers action to the ______ | Transative, direct object |
| The ______ object is indirectly affected by the verb | Indirect |
| A ______ verb does not need to transfer action | intransative |
| a gerund us used as a _____ and ends in _____ | noun, ing |
| a participle is used as a _____ ending in ___/___ | adj, ing/ed |
| An infinitive is the word to and a _____ and can be used as a _____, _____, or _____ | verb, noun, adj, adv |
| What are the gerunds, participles, and infinitives in the sentence: Studying for a graded test is a good idea to help remember the facts | Studying=gerund, graded=partacipe, to help=infinitive |
| What are the gerunds, participles, and infinitives in the sentence: The untrained pilot wanted to learn how to fly to Florida | untrained=participle, to learn=infinitaive |
| Use laughing as an adjective | The laughing rock didnt make a sound |
| Use walking as a subject | walking causes death |
| Use to play as a direct object | I want to play |
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