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What are frequent endings of proper adjectives?
-n, -ian, -an, -ese, and -ish
Noun
A person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action
What do adverbs frequently end in? It's a nice little 'red flag' in the sentence possibly indicating an adverb.
-ly
Adjective
Describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.(what kind, how many, which one)
Verb
Describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).
which words are interjections
Hey, ouch, wow, no, yes... (etc).
What questions do adverbs answer?
How?, When?, Where?, To what degree or how much?
Name the adjective(s): If I am lucky, I can read an interesting book for a few hours.
I, interesting, few
List of pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
preposition
It usually comes before a noun or a pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence.
Conjunction
Joins two words, phrases or sentences together.
Name the adjective(s): McIntosh apples are usually crisp and juicy.
McIntosh, crisp, juicy
List of interjections.
Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha!
interjection
a word used to attract attention, to express a mood or emotion, or to introduce a sentence
What are considered the indefinite articles?
a, an
Which articles are considered adjectives?
a, an, the
Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The sound of your voice is BARELY audible in this loud room.
adjective
Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The stadium was VIRTUALLY silent after our heartbreaking loss.
adjective
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: BOTH sweaters are made of cotton.
adjective
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: Here are SOME tokens for the subway.
adjective
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: The DOLPHIN trainer passed out fish as a reward.
adjective
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: We have planned a ski trip during WINTER recess.
adjective
Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: This speaker choose her words QUITE carefully.
adverb
Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: We were VERY definitely told to come to this door.
adverb
subordinating conjunctions a-b (examples)
after, although, as, as...as, as if, as though, because, before (Ex: AFTER it rained, the sun came out." "BECAUSE you left early, you avoided most of the traffic." "We hoped you'd call BEFORE you drove over."
What are some adverbs that don't end in -ly?
afterward, already, also, back, even, far, fast, forth, hard, instead, late, long, low, more, near, next, not, now, often, slow, sometimes, still, straight, then, today, tomorrow, too, yet
What modifies or describes a noun or pronoun?
an adjective
What is considered a definite article?
the
Name the adjective(s): I would watch gentle sunrises and spectacular sunsets every day.
gentle, spectacular
Search for the adverb(s): The children tried hard to please their mother on her birthday.
hard
Search for the adverb(s): It rained heavily for most of the night.
heavily
Name the adjective(s): The hot sand burned my feet.
hot
Which type of adverbs introduce questions? (How?, When?, How often?, and Where?)
interrogative adverbs
conjunctions are words which...
join words, phrases , or clauses
The capitalized word is the adverb. Find the word it modifies: The alarm seemed UNUSUALLY loud.
loud
The capitalized word is the adverb. Find the word it modifies: The moon was ALMOST never visible because of the clouds.
never
Search for the adverb(s): One is never too old for a day at the zoo.
never, too
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: Do you wear sweaters during the WINTER?
noun
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: My grandfather worked as a COWBOY in Montana.
noun
List of prepositions
on, in, by, with, under, through, at
correlative conjunctions are conjunctions used in _ to join _ types of items
pairs, similar
The capitalized word is the adverb. Find the word it modifies: The SURPRISINGLY pale bather sat under an umbrella.
pale
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: BOTH of the twins look like their mother.
pronoun
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: Martha picked daisies and arranged SEVERAL in a vase.
pronoun
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: SOME of these snakes are poisonous.
pronoun
Identify the capitalized word as an adjective, noun, or pronoun: Sandy paid very little for THIS.
pronoun
What are formed from proper nouns?
proper adjectives
Search for the adverb(s): On a really quiet night, you can hear a train whistle far in the distance.
really, far
Name the adjective(s): Listening to the regular sound of waves hitting the beach can soothe jangled nerves.
regular, jangled
Name the adjective(s): Everyone enjoys a relaxing day at the beach.
relaxing
Name the adjective(s): The agents found the secret documents in an old suitcase.
secret, old
The _ takes the place of a coordinating conjunction when independent clauses are joined
semicolon
List of adverbs
slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere
These adjectives answer the question: How much?
some, more, less
Search for the adverb(s): I still miss the friends that I left behind at my old school.
still, behind
Search for the adverb(s): The tree trunks still smoldered long after the forest fire.
still, long
What kind of conjunction? "Come over early UNLESS you are too busy."
subordinating
What kind of conjunction? "WHILE you were away, the carpenter ants were evidently devouring that beam."
subordinating
What kind of conjunction? "We hoped you'd call BEFORE you drove over."
subordinating
Name the adjective(s): I can see about ten umbrellas from where I am standing.
ten
subordinating conjunctions t-u
than, that, though, till, unless, until
Search for the adverb(s): Put the new bookcase there, please.
there
These adjectives answer the question: Which one?
this, that, these, those
Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The dictator CALLOUSLY disregarded the wishes of his people.
verb
Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The speaker was SOMEWHAT annoyed that the microphone wasn't working properly.
verb
Dependent or adverbial clauses begin with subordinating conjunctions and modify...
verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
List of verbs
walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want
subordinating conjunctions w
when, whenever, where, wherever, whether, while, why
Name the adjective(s): Those umbrellas protect sensitive skin from harmful sunlight.
those, sensitive, harmful
Search for the adverb(s): Fun, food, and football go together.
together
Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: Have you learned YET who won the championship?
verb
Decide whether the adverb capitalized modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: My grandparents USUALLY go to bed at ten o'clock.
verb
Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: The wind was bitterly cold during the month of December.
Adverb: bitterly Modifies: cold
Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: I heard your question clearly, but I don't know the answer.
Adverb: clearly Modifies: heard
Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: The Indian rugs were incredibly expensive.
Adverb: incredibly Modifies: expensive
Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: The votes for mayor are still being counted.
Adverb: still Modifies: are being counted
Find the adverb and the word(s) it modifies: We cleaned the house thoroughly last week.
Adverb: thoroughly Modifies: cleaned
Demonstrative
They demonstrate (or indicate): This, that, those, these.
Interjection
Unusual word, stands alone. expresses emotion or suprise. followed by an exclamation mark.
Pronoun
Used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.
Adverb
Usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. (how, when, where, and why)
What modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb?
an adverb
What is the emphasis adverb?
an intensifier
Examples of conjuntions
and, but, or, so, because
coordinating conjunctions are
and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet (say it fast, as in: "andorbut, fornoryetso"
These are adjectives
big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important
Name the adjective(s): I look for colorful shells and more rocks for my collection.
colorful, more
"weaker" interjections are set off by...
commas from other words in the sentence
What kind of conjunction? "Jasper AND Eleanor wore fancy clothes to the wizard ball."
coordinating
3 types of conjunctions
coordinating, subordinating, and correlative
What kind of conjunction? "Get psyched, Susie, cause EITHER you OR she will win that race today."
correlative
What kind of conjunction? "NOT ONLY were you helpful to the new student, BUT you were ALSO kind."
correlative
List of nouns
cowboy, theatre, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival
The capitalized word is the adverb. Find the word it modifies: By suppertime the snow was QUITE deep.
deep
subordinating conjunctions join _ or _ clauses to the rest of the sentence
dependent adverbial
correlative conjunctions are (examples)
either...or, neither...nor, both...and, not only...but also
coordinating conjunctions connect or join words of _ rank
equal (Two words: "Sam AND Susie are siblings." Two phrases in brackets: "We ran [over the hill] AND [across the field]."
subordinating conjunctions e-s
even if, even though, how, if, once, provided that, since, so that
for strong interjections a/an __ will be used
exclamation point
What are some commonly used intensifiers?
extremely, just, more, most, nearly, only, quite, rather, really, so, somewhat, too, truly, very