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English Grammar ss1
parts of speech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All words used to express what we think or feel belong to one of _______ parts called = | eight, the parts of speech |
| name the parts of speech | nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections |
| names a person, place, thing, or idea | noun |
| The noun that is also the subject of the sentence is the = | subject noun |
| subject noun: ... Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners...1 Timothy 1:15. | Christ Jesus |
| four examples of pronouns are: | he, she, it, and they. |
| pronoun | substitutes for a noun |
| a pronoun that replaces "...whoever hears... and believes...": I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. John 5:24 | he |
| expresses action or state of being | verb |
| For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. 1 Peter 3:18. Find two verbs above. | died, bring |
| These verbs link (connect) the subjects of sentences with additional information | state of being verbs |
| the linking verb: The Lord is my light and my salvation... Psalms 27:1 | is |
| a state of being verb is also called a | linking verb |
| the five "to be" verbs are | am, is, are, was, were |
| All forms of the verb "to be" (am, is, are, was, were)are linking verbs. Name more linking verbs. | seem, seems, become, becomes, became |