English final 2020

Define personal pronoun

A pronoun that refers to a particular person, group, or thing.

Define an action verb

A verb that describes an action

Define Adjectives

A word that describes a noun or pronoun

Define preposition

A word used to like nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence.

"Although you were late to class, I forgive you." Find the subordinating conjuctions

Although

Helping verbs: To be

Am is are was were be been

"Because I was thirsty, I drank a glass of water."

Because

"Before he leaves, make sure his room is clean."

Before

Subordinating Conjunctions join ___.

Clauses

Helping Verbs: To do

Do Does Did

Helping verbs: To have

Have Has Had

Adverbs answer the questions

How? When? Where? How much? Why?

common personal pronouns

I you he she it

"I took my tomatoes on a walk" What's the personal pronoun(s)?

I, my

"Not only am I finished studying for English, but I'm also finished writing my history essay." find the correlative conjunction

Not only, but, also

Any words proceeding "a,an,the" is a ____.

Noun

Define prepositional phrases

Phrases that begin with a preposition and end in a noun

Indirect object cannot be in a _____ ___

Prepositional phrase

Define interrogative pronouns

Pronouns that ask a question

Define demonstrative pronouns

Pronouns that replace nouns indicating it in time, space, and distance.

Use the verb in a sentence and ask what. :Example "The fire destroyed the house and the car."

The fire destroyed what? The house and the car.

Common demonstrative pronouns

This, That, Those

direct objects are never in a prepositional phrase. True or false?

True

there can be more that one in a single sentence. True or False

True

Use the comma when a coordinating conjunction is joining________.

Two independent clauses

All sensory words are ...?

Verbs

Adjectives answer the questions

What kind? How many? Which one?

conjunctions are

Words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together

Define Adverbs

Words that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

"Your drink is fizzy and red." What's the personal pronouns?

Your

Subordinating conjunctions signal _______.

a relationship between the clauses.

Direct objects follows an ________

action verb

A, an, the are always

adjectives

"not" is always a ____.

adverb

"I forgive you although you were late to class."

although

"I drank a glass of water because I was thirsty."

because

Common Subordinating conjunctions:

because before since as although while whereas

"Jason bought the cool sports car last week." What's the verb? What's the direct object?

bought, car

"Jesse didn't have much money, but she got by."

but

There has to be a _______ object but not a _____ object

direct, indirect

Common correlative conjunctions

either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also

Common coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)

for and nor but or yet so

Which comes first? A direct object or indirect object?

indirect

a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb, but is not the primary object

indirect object

coordinating conjunction allows you to

join words, phrases, and clauses of equal grammatical rank in a sentence.

"Rolanda loaned Jan her book."What is the verb? What is the direct object? What is the indirect object?

loaned, book, Jan

Common personal pronouns

mine yours his hers ours theirs

direct object is always either a

noun or pronoun

"The aviation museum offers students a discount." What is the verb? What is the direct object? What is the indirect object?

offers, discount, students

"I'd like pizza or a salad for lunch." Find the coordinating conjunction

or

Define Correlative conjunctions

pairs of conjunctions that work together.

Define possessive pronoun

pronoun that shows ownership or possession

"We needed place to concentrate, so we packed up our things and went to the library."

so, and

"The gas station attendant sold Dirk a map." What is the verb? What is the direct object? What is the indirect object?

sold, map, Dirk

"The teacher stopped the fight on the playground" what is the verb? What is the direct object

stopped, fight

"Computers use electricity even if they are hibernating"

use, electricity

a direct object comes after the

verb

Define a linking verb

verbs that link the subject of a sentence to a noun, pronoun, or predicate adjective

direct object answers the question

what or whom