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LA definitions
notes for test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| helping verb | shows that actionis happening in the present (example:she HAS BEEN talking today) |
| verb tense | presant, past, future (example: he SINGS, he SANG, he will SING) |
| action verb | tells what the subject does ( example: the little boy LAUGHED) |
| linking verb | tells what the subject is like (example:he SEEMED quiet, she WAS happy) |
| subject/verb agreement | subject and verb must agree ( example:the DOG BARKS loudly,all KIDS LEARN in school |
| article | appears before nouns (example:a, an, the |
| main verb | is the last word in a word phrase (example:a bird is LOOKING at me |
| adjectives | describes a noun or prounoun, says what kind, how many orwhich one (example:many,large,green, seven |
| adverb | describes verbs ang adjectives tells how, when, or where (example:quickly, seldom, here |
| comparative and superlative | example:faster, fastest, more fun, most fun (example:about, after, in, from |
| preposition | begins phrases that show relationships |
| prepositional phrase | a preposition and the object of the preposition (example: INTO the wild,FOR the class |