Unit 3 Review

We form many adverbs by adding the suffix (-ly, -ous) to adjectives.

-ly

Preposition

About, At, Before Between,Over, Near

A preposition phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun is called a(n)____ phrase

Adjective

Besides modifying verbs, and adverbs can also modify other modifies:

Adjective and Adverbs

Which one? What Kind? ( Words that answer these questions about nouns or pronouns)

Adjectives

Nouns, Pronouns

Adjectives can modify two classes of words

A phrase that is separated by other words from the word it modifies is likely to be an (adjective, adverb) phrase.

Adverb

A prepositional phrase that modifies a verb is called a(n)____ phrase.

Adverb

If you can move a modifier to another position in the sentence, it is likely to be an (adverb, adjective)

Adverb

A preposition phrase can be used as either a(n) ____ or a(n) _____

Adverbs, Adjective

When an adjective is used as a subject complements, it comes (before, after) the noun or pronoun it modifies.

After

Adjective Questions

How many? What Kind? Which one? How Much?

Adverb Questions

How? How Much? When? Where? How Often

A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with its object its called a ______ phrase

Preposition

A preposition is a word that shows the _____ between the noun or pronoun that follows it and some other word in the sentence.

Relationship

Special adverbs such as very, quite, rather, extremely, and can modify either adjectives or adverbs. (true, false)

True

Although adverbs can modify three classes of words, they usually modify

Verbs

The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition is called its (object, subject)

object